1. Introduction The UK Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is responsible for meeting the future skills requirements of the construction industry. The challenge for CITB is that construction is the largest, most diverse sector in the UK, with over 80 different skilled occupations and eight different sectors covering construction. It is also a fragmented industry, […]
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1. Introduction This volume is to acquaint readers with the substance, operation and potential effects of apprenticeship training. The overall purpose is to help our comprehension in the relationship between learning strategies, employment starts and work lives. Through widening our understanding of the links between learning and working, the guidance in this volume aims to […]
1. Introduction Over the past five years, the UK construction industry has changed beyond recognition and it continues to be an industry in a constant state of change. The industry is becoming more professional in its outlook, structure, and delivery, and at the same time, the skill level of the workforce is being driven ever […]
1. Introduction Over the past 40-50 years, there have been several government initiatives to ‘reverse the decline in training’ and increase both the amount of skill and level of skill in the construction industry today. A few years ago, the Leitch review suggested that in order for the economy to prosper and increase in productivity, […]