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Construction Skills Today briefing: Thursday 12 November 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours, one event or deadline today and two dates for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Apprentices head to Milton Keynes for CITB's SkillBuild national final in 10 trades
Finalists in 10 trades will build a project in 18 hours at Arena MK on 18-19 November, after about 700 students competed at 17 regional qualifiers between March and June.
Gas lecturer marks 50 years at Leeds College of Building as former student joins its board
Leeds College of Building has marked Simon Gill's half-century with the college, from gas apprentice in 1976 to quality assurance specialist, in the week his former student and current manager Rachel Nichol became a governor.
CECA profiles I&H Brown project manager Finlay Couston in 30 Under 30 campaign
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has featured I&H Brown Ltd project manager Finlay Couston, who has progressed from graduate site engineer and now mentors graduate apprentices, in its anniversary campaign.
Today
Tomorrow's Engineers Week
Continues.
This week
SkillBuild National Final
Starts on Wednesday 18 November.
WorldSkills UK National Finals
Starts on Wednesday 18 November.
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.