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hich will benefit students who may struggle with more rigid academic routes construction is a unique industry which offers many great roles both site based and office based read more falling pupil numbers prompt call for wider approach to school place planning kenneth booth september 21 2026 developers expected to fund new school places across all nine english regions despite pupil numbers falling by 722 000 by 2030 councils in england should assess demand for school places across local school networks rather than considering each housing development in isolation according to new analysis by national planning and development read more 95 increase in construction and architecture degree apprenticeships at uk s top universities despite funding cuts kenneth booth september 1 2026 a new study today reveals a 95 uplift in construction and architecture sector degree apprenticeships at the uk s top 100 universities in the last two years despite government funding cuts earlier this year leaving thousands of employers facing an estimated 214 million increase in training costs the research by the read more costain welcomes next generation of talent with record apprentice intake kenneth booth september 1 2026 50 apprentices are beginning careers at costain across its infrastructure projects costain the infrastructure solutions company is welcoming a record number of apprentices in 2026 to support its delivery of critical national infrastructure across the uk costain is onboarding 50 apprentices this year doubling last year s intake in response to read more hs2 launches new apprenticeship pathway for the unemployed kenneth booth august 28 2026 hs2 is launching a new fast track training programme to help unemployed west midlands residents secure a construction apprenticeship on britain s new railway the programme is being led by hs2 s west midlands construction partners balfour beatty vinci bbv who are delivering the 90km section of the railway between warwickshire birmingham read more devon builder who s trained five apprentices urges teenagers to consider a career in construction kenneth booth august 27 2026 the director of a building firm in devon that has put five apprentices through their training every one of them still with the business is urging teenagers to consider a career in construction dale chadwick of dale chadwick carpentry construction ltd has had three apprentices qualify through read more housebuilder inspires next generation of construction workers through education programmes kenneth booth august 25 2026 top 10 uk housebuilder keepmoat is helping to address the construction industry s skills shortage by investing in the next generation of talent through a programme of careers events and practical skills workshops across the north east throughout the academic year keepmoat s north east social value team based in newcastle has read more construction cannot complain about skills while turning apprentices away kenneth booth august 25 2026 as students receive their gcse results today many will be deciding whether to continue studying or to begin their careers via an apprenticeship nicola hodkinson owner and director at seddon warns that the shortage of apprenticeship places risks excluding young people who are ready to begin careers in construction all read more page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 latest issue issue 345 oct 2026 business training skills news carpentry bricklaying and plastering each draw over 100 000 apprenticeship searches a year yet construction faces a skills shortfall kenneth booth october 6 2026 new analysis reveals the trade apprenticeships brits are most interested in and crowns hereford the nation s leading destination for apprentices as the uk builds toward a projected shortfall of tradespeople across trades such as construction 1 and electricians 2 new research by tradesman insurance provider protectivity has set out to reveal where in the uk has the highest interest in undertaking trade apprenticeships and filling the skills gap protectivity s research analysed google search data relating to apprenticeships across multiple trades including electricians bricklaying and plumbing the data reveals that while trades such as plumbing and carpentry generate high search interest the overwhelming most popular trade for searches related to apprenticeships was from those looking to become an electrician the data also shows that based on search interest across uk cities locals in hereford are currently searching for trade apprenticeships at the highest volume per capita the uk s most in demand trade apprenticeships 3 trade annual searches 1 electrician 1 148 150 2 plumbing 475 250 3 carpentry 250 740 4 bricklaying 197 080 5 plastering 133 850 6 welding 110 620 7 joinery 99 230 8 painting 81 350 9 construction 76 550 10 roofing 28 800 protectivity s research ranked trades by which had the largest search interest across the whole of the uk revealing that the clear leading trade of choice for apprentices right now is becoming an electrician between september 2025 and august 2026 the research found over 1 1 million searches relating to electrician apprenticeships this is more than double the volume of the second highest trade plumbing and more than the next three trades carpentry bricklaying and plastering combined the surge in search interest lines up with real momentum in the sector department for education figures show apprenticeship starts in construction planning and the built environment rose 5 to 23 900 in the first half of the 2025 26 academic year while electricians are seeing their pay climb too with the latest 2026 28 jib agreement securing a nearly 4 wage increase for the trade 4 plumbing ranked as the second most in demand trade for apprentices with over 475 000 searches while carpentry came in third place with 251 000 searches followed by bricklaying and plastering on 197 000 and 134 000 respectively the only other trade to surpass 100 000 searches is welding on 111 000 yet despite electricians clearly being the trade with the most interest the pipeline into the profession is under real pressure electrical apprenticeship starts in england actually fell by 10 last year against a projected shortfall of 15 000 electricians over the next five years according to the electrical contractors association 5 england s electrical workforce has also shrunk by more than a quarter since 2018 from 214 200 to 158 000 practitioners 6 ian hodgkinson construction consultant and project manager on bbc diy sos 7 talks about how he started his career as an apprentice and why he encourages more young people to consider the apprenticeship route i started as an apprentice bricklayer and it gave me a career that s lasted more than 40 years i ve built houses built businesses trained apprentices and ended up working on television all from learning a trade a good apprenticeship isn t a second choice to university for the right young person it s a first class route into work giving you practical skills qualifications experience and the chance to earn while you learn ian also touched on the growing need for skilled tradespeople in the construction industry construction desperately needs the next generation of skilled tradespeople my advice is simple learn your trade properly turn up work hard and keep learning a trade can take you much further than you might imagine chris trotman head of sales and underwriting at protectivity 8 comments ian s story is a brilliant example of where a trade can take you and why it s worth seriously considering a big motivator for conducting this research was news stories breaking this year around a growing shortage of trade skills the role of an electrician in particular has been one of the key areas highlighted by projections so seeing the high demand for electrician apprenticeships is hopefully an encouraging sign for the industry that skills shortages won t be a long term issue our study also found that electrician was the most in demand trade for apprentices in all of the cities we analysed this shows the popularity of the trade but also the need for young workers to fill skill gaps that cover other trades such as construction and roofing too the top cities where trade apprenticeships are in highest demand 3 city annual searches per 1 000 residents 1 hereford 154 2 norwich 129 3 bath 119 4 worcester 112 5 lisburn 106 6 inverness 100 7 lincoln 96 8 plymouth 93 9 manchester 91 10 portsmouth 90 protectivity s research also reveals which uk cities have the strongest overall appetite for trade apprenticeships with hereford emerging as the leading city in the uk with a total of 154 annual searches per 1 000 local residents researching available apprentice roles and how to join each industry the city with the second highest search interest was norwich aspiring trade apprentices made 129 searches per capita in the last 12 months additionally norwich was found to be the top city specifically for interest in roofing apprenticeships and behind only hereford when it comes to electrician apprenticeships bath ranked in third place on 119 searches per capita with no other city having more searches related to carpentry apprenticeships than bath rounding off the top five is worcester and lisburn worcester ranked fourth on 112 searches per 1 000 residents with its total boosted by having the third highest search interest from aspiring electricians meanwhile the northern irish city of lisburn ranked fifth on 106 searches lisburn ranked as the top city for joinery and tiling apprenticeships despite being two of the smallest cities included in the study two northern ireland cities had the highest interest in tiling apprenticeships lisburn and derry chris comments on the research what jumps out is the diverse range of cities in the top 10 with eight different regions represented along with three of the four uk read more rsk built environment team backs raise up 2026 to open career pathways for young people kenneth booth september 29 2026 a multidisciplinary built environment team appointed to the rise construction framework is preparing to support raise up 2026 a careers focused social mobility event bringing together employers and young people to widen access to information advice and opportunities raise up will take place at boxpark liverpool on 1 october bringing together employers and young people from across the region the event will provide opportunities for employers to better understand the challenges and barriers facing young people not in education employment or training while giving young people the chance to meet employers learn about different careers and explore potential routes into employment multidisciplinary team opens up built environment career pathways the framework team is led by ecd architects and includes keegans stephenson halliday roc consulting nature positive silcock leedham and kendall kingscott all rsk group businesses as well as evolve for support of the contract bim consultancy services the businesses represent disciplines including architecture landscape architecture biodiversity engineering project and cost management surveying building safety planning information management and sustainability representatives from across the teams are coming together to support raise up demonstrating their collective commitment to the rise construction framework and its social value objectives with expertise spanning a wide range of disciplines and business functions the event team will be able to give young people direct access to people working in the built environment and an insight into the breadth of careers available and different routes into the sector the event organisers have encouraged participating employers to involve people from practical trades finance social media and administration alongside technical and professional roles to help young people understand that opportunities within the built environment extend far beyond the roles traditionally associated with the sector social value extends beyond framework project delivery social value is central to the rise construction framework rise uses profits generated through the framework to invest in initiatives designed to strengthen communities increase economic participation and reduce pressure on frontline public services through its thrive careers hub rise supported 172 young people into employment last year and its work helping young people into education and work received the king s award for enterprise for promoting opportunity through social mobility in 2024 rise construction framework director sarah lawton said raise up is an important part of the rise construction framework calendar raise up brings to the fore the importance of social mobility to both business and young people a one of a kind event raise up will see leaders from the world of business tv sport and the charitable sector come together to share insights and expertise importantly the event brings together 100 s of employers and young people together under one roof creating opportunity and hope ecd architects joint managing director james traynor said the built environment depends on people with a wide range of skills and experiences raise up gives employers an opportunity to speak directly with young people explain the breadth of roles available and listen to the barriers they face by bringing together representatives from across our framework team we hope to help more young people see a place for themselves in the sector and see the role they can play in addressing climate change and improving the environment in which we all live the rise construction framework provides a compliant route to market for public sector construction works and services across the north west of england north wales and yorkshire and the humber it runs from march 2026 to march 2030 and is designed not only to support public sector delivery but also to generate wider social impact through investment in communities the framework appointment provides the context for the team s involvement while raise up offers a way to extend its contribution beyond project delivery by participating together the ecd framework partners aim to support rise s wider social value ambitions while helping young people understand the breadth of careers available across the built environment and the different pathways through which they can enter and develop within the sector building design construction magazine the choice of industry professionals read more ciob reacts to vocational gcse announcement kenneth booth september 24 2026 david barnes head of policy and public affairs at the chartered institute of building ciob said ciob welcomes the announcement of new vocational qualifications which will benefit students who may struggle with more rigid academic routes construction is a unique industry which offers many great roles both site based and office based however the government has said building and c...