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New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

|Date: 12 June, 2023

New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, ...

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, housing associations, social housing providers, local authorities and contractors can now acce ...

12 June, 2023
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Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry pane ...

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry panel discussion at Innovation Zero 2023 concluded. The panel, entitled Retrofitting the Built Envi ...

7 June, 2023
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Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

|Date: 30 May, 2023

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Keepmoat and His Majesty’s Prison Service are tackling reoffending crime rates across Yorkshire with a ne ...

Keepmoat and His Majesty’s Prison Service are tackling reoffending crime rates across Yorkshire with a new bricklaying academy, designed to enable prisoners to unlock employment opportunities on their ...

30 May, 2023
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Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

|Date: 10 May, 2023

Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local bu ...

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local businesses and lead decarbonisation in the region. The pioneering social value project is connect ...

10 May, 2023
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Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

|Date: 3 May, 2023

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to k ...

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to kick-start her career, has now secured a job in the construction industry following a placement ...

3 May, 2023
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Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

|Date: 10 March, 2023

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Ski ...

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry with the necessary skills to incre ...

10 March, 2023
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Greater Manchester secures £7m funding to help people fast track into jobs

|Date: 15 February, 2023

Greater Manchester secures £7m funding to help people fast track into jobs

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured £7m from the Department for Education for the ne ...

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured £7m from the Department for Education for the next phase of Skills Bootcamps in the city-region, which aim to help people get into employment i ...

15 February, 2023
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£1.14bn devolution deal for the East Midlands

|Date: 30 August, 2022

£1.14bn devolution deal for the East Midlands

The Government has confirmed that a £1.14bn devolution deal is on offer for the East Midlands, covering D ...

The Government has confirmed that a £1.14bn devolution deal is on offer for the East Midlands, covering Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Nottingham. The deal will provide the region with a guara ...

30 August, 2022
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Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target

|Date: 12 October, 2021

Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target

More than 200 unemployed people or those changing careers will receive training in retrofitting skills to ...

More than 200 unemployed people or those changing careers will receive training in retrofitting skills to support Greater Manchester in reaching its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2038. The Skil ...

12 October, 2021
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Adra launches Academi to kickstart work opportunities for young people in North Wales

|Date: 8 February, 2021

Adra launches Academi to kickstart work opportunities for young people in North Wales

Coinciding with Apprenticeship Week in Wales, leading social landlord Adra has launched its new Academi w ...

Coinciding with Apprenticeship Week in Wales, leading social landlord Adra has launched its new Academi with the aim of supporting more than 60 young people to develop new skills and access work oppor ...

8 February, 2021
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Dagenham green: a landmark new neighbourhood for East London

Work begins on new prison at Gartree

Local partners celebrate the completion of new homes in Holmewood

Esh Construction completes £13m Springmoor Grange School

Construction milestone celebrated with MP visit to Woldgate school

79 new affordable homes under construction at former coach depot

Hightown opens new social housing development in St Albans

The road to Net Zero: how to decarbonise local authority buildings.

New affordable homes open at Brentford waterside

Construction gets underway for £9.5m leisure centre in Litchfield

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target

Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target