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James Wates James Wates, chairman of the Wates Group, has been announced as chair of the new board of CITB.

By Andy Walder, principal of the National Construction College Andy Walder

(from left): Stuart Patrick, chief executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Lynn Stodart, Group HR manager, CCG (Scotland) Ltd - Alastair Wylie, chairman and chief executive, CCG (Scotland) Ltd The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded the Large Employer of the Year (Scotland) priz

Stewart Milne The founder and executive chairman of Stewart Milne Group has launched a campaign to get trades taken more seriously and become more valued across the country.

Sir Charlie Mayfield Ministers, unions and businesses have been urged to deliver more ‘earning and learning’ employment schemes, in order to raise people’s skill levels.

Steven Radley The UK construction sector must act now to take advantage of the return to growth and ensure it has a workforce fit for the future, according to CITB director of policy and strategic planning Stephen Radley.

A major construction industry report has called for development and implementation of a wider and more inclusive competence framework to ensure that the workforce is safe, skilled and efficient. Aimed at addressing the Industrial Strategy for Construction objectives for driving up standards of compe

A Shetland apprentice, a plasterer from East Kilbride and a construction worker from Cumnock were all given prestigious industry awards by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Highland lad Christopher Smith took home the National Construction College (NCC) Outstanding Apprentice of the Y