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Construction Skills Today briefing: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Four stories from the last 24 hours.
Stories from the last 24 hours
CITB consults on recognising on-the-job skills without a full qualification
The skills body's proposed functional competence route would let workers prove their ability in defined tasks, such as fitting solar panels within roofing, with responses invited until 15 January 2027.
Spencer Group buys 200 water bottles for Hull primary school after safeguarding lead's request
The Hull engineering and construction company bought new reusable bottles in Longhill Primary School's four house colours after a staff member asked whether it had any spares left over from events.
Suicide prevention work wins Extra Mile Award as CIOB names five Scotland Awards winners
The Chartered Institute of Building has named 5 winners at its Scotland Awards in Glasgow, including Kevin Urquhart for his work on a CITB-funded suicide prevention course for construction.
ECITB launches inclusive PPE e-learning in collaboration with Women's Engineering Society
Two 10-minute Toolbox Talks on the training board's Learning Experience Platform set out why correctly fitting PPE is a safety requirement rather than a comfort preference for engineering construction workers.
About this briefing
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