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Construction Skills Today briefing: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Five stories from the last 24 hours and one closing date from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
FIS selected for CITB Specialist Upskilling Fund in fit-out, drylining and plastering
The finishes and interiors trade body is one of 11 organisations chosen by CITB to help employers close skills gaps and move workers towards NVQs in their specialist sectors.
FIS seeks employers to place drylining bootcamp learners at Stratford skills centre
The finishes and interiors trade body has set three meet-the-learner weeks at the Build East Skills Centre in Stratford and wants firms to offer interviews, two-week placements and jobs.
Band of Builders volunteers complete back-to-back projects in Cambridgeshire and Glasgow
The construction charity has finished a stalled home extension for a four-year-old cancer patient and a walk-in shower for an 82-year-old with Parkinson's, taking its completed project tally to 55.
Sizewell C and Inspire extend Suffolk youth partnership for two more years
The nuclear project and the Suffolk youth charity have extended their partnership for two years, adding placements and workplace visits to the Team programme and funding school sessions at two Suffolk academies.
VIY named as delivery partner for National Grid's £5m Power Within youth programme
Volunteer It Yourself will work alongside The King's Trust and Fedcap to deliver National Grid's £5m Power Within programme, which aims to help 5,000 young people who are not in work, education or training.
Closing soon
NOCN Group has opened a new round of its Foundation's Skills Innovation Grant programme, offering grants of £500 to £15,000 for pilot training projects, with applications closing on 15 December and a webinar for applicants on 3 November.
About this briefing
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