Scottish Apprenticeship Week

From bricklaying to painting and decorating, three remarkable young women are proving that construction is no longer a man’s world. This Scottish Apprenticeship Week, coinciding with Women in Construction Week, Persimmon Homes is celebrating the achievements of its female apprentices who are r

Apprentices in Inverness and across the Highlands are training for skilled careers while balancing family life and local commitments with employers such as CR Smith highlighting the role apprentices play in the local workforce. This year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week theme, Working for Scotla

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan visited Barratt Homes’ Tower Street at Merchant Quay development in Leith on Thursday 5 March to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week and meet with current and former apprentices building their careers in the construction industry.

Grangemouth will benefit from £10 million in new investment to create new jobs and boost skills development, the Scottish Government has announced. Further investment into Celtic Renewables will support the company’s expansion into large‑scale commercial production of sustainable bioch

BE-ST has delivered an intensive programme of specialist training to over 140 apprentices and pre-apprentices this week in Glasgow and Dumfries & Galloway to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2026 and build the skills needed for Scotland’s low carbon future.

Ben Macpherson MSP, minister for higher and further education, joined the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) at its National Construction College (NCC) in Inchinnan, Renfrew, to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Persimmon Homes' first-ever female apprentice has encouraged more young women to consider a career in construction. The housebuilder is celebrating the achievements of its female apprentices to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which coincides with Women in Construction Week.

As Scotland celebrates Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Hamilton apprentice Ryan Graham is proof of how learning on the job is creating careers, helping employers grow their workforce and delivering real benefits for the economy.  Ryan, who left Holycross High School in Hamilton unsure of what dir

Glasgow-based NBM Construction Cost Consultants is marking Scottish Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the contribution its Quantity Surveying apprentices make to live developments across Scotland.

Procast Group has been recognised for its commitment to developing the next generation of skilled professionals after securing the accolade of SME Employer of the Year at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.

As the construction sector marks Scottish Apprenticeship Week from today, newly released data from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) shows construction tops parental preferences for their child’s career path, and apprenticeships are a popular choice over other routes such as universi

Addressing skills shortages and attracting new people into construction means more effort to change perceptions, especially to women, writes Dr Jocelyne Fleming, lead – Scottish policy and public affairs, CIOB. To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (2-6 March), CIOB has once again surveyed youn

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week with a visit to Persimmon East Scotland’s Burgh Gate development in East Lothian, where he met a group of talented apprentices and heard about the home builder’s commitment to skills development a

Nexos welcomed MSP Kevin Stewart to its Nord facility last week as part of Apprenticeship Week, reinforcing the company’s commitment to developing the next generation of energy professionals.

The leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Russell Findlay MSP, and Shadow Education Minister, Miles Briggs MSP, visited Persimmon East Scotland’s Blindwells development in East Lothian as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, meeting the home builder’s apprentices and