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Construction Skills Today briefing: Thursday 8 October 2026
Two stories from the last 24 hours and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
FIS takes fit-out, drylining and plastering strand of CITB's Specialist Upskilling Fund
The finishes and interiors trade body is one of 11 organisations CITB has chosen to help employers in specialist trades reach competence training and NVQs, with each sector application capped at £35,000 over 12 months.
Lighthouse Charity North East dinner raises £27,650 as charity marks 70 years
An anonymous donor doubled the money raised at the construction charity's annual North East dinner in Newcastle Gateshead, held in the week of its 70th anniversary, taking the total past £27,650.
This week
World Mental Health Day
Takes place on Saturday 10 October.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Construction Skills Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.