A former prisoner is embarking on an exciting new career in construction after training as a bricklayer while serving her ...

For the first time, UK construction workers seeking to obtain the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Labourer Card will now be able to complete a course online. Operated by COSAC, the ...

The construction industry currently stands at a crossroads. Recent legislative changes and sector-wide calls for reform have ...

Scam alert: the construction world is rife with scammers, a critical issue highlighted by Catherine Storer, a construction training specialist at Essential Site Skills (ESS). Did you know with a ...

Bovis Lend Lease insists that all workers carry a skills card on site. Everyone working on a Bovis Lend Lease site will now have to carry a CSCS card or equivalent. The contractor announced that from ...

Adults in Surrey are being offered free qualifications in a project designed to address a shortfall in workers across a number of sectors. The training courses are for people aged 19 and over, whether ...

Everyone working on a Bovis Lend Lease site in the UK must now hold a valid CSCS card or equivalent, and the contractor has thrown down the gauntlet to other major contractors to follow suit. A Bovis ...

Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation), has, this week, launched its CSCS-approved card partner scheme in collaboration with the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) ...

Three companies have been stopped from issuing safety certificates to construction workers. It follows an investigation by BBC London and Newsnight showing a string of test centres were involved in ...