Nearly 80% of employers responding to a survey of Scotland’s historic environment sector reported skills or knowledge gaps, which has led HES to call for further action to boost specialist skills and career pathways. HES' most recent Employers' Skills Survey found that 79% of respondents repor
Construction Skills
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) announced on 28 September the successful applicants of its Specialist Upskilling Fund.
MSP Michelle Campbell visited The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) National Construction College (NCC) in Inchinnan on 14 July. The NCC at Inchinnan is a major Scottish skills institution located in the constituency.
By Andy Walder, principal of the National Construction College Andy Walder
Building companies in the UK have hired Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000-a-week wages because of a shortage of skilled Britons, a recruitment firm has said. The finding was revealed by Manpower, whose research is said to have confirmed industry fears of a lack of suitably-trained workers.

