Transition year and senior cycle students at Piper’s Hill College in Naas recently completed Safe Pass training, a crucial milestone in their educational journey. Administered by the Construction Industry Federation
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Sisk carpentry and joinery apprentices at its Dublin training centre are celebrating 50 years of its toy making tradition that will see an estimated 800 handcraft toys delivered to children’s
To combat the shortage of skilled personnel in modern methods of construction and cybersecurity to meet the evolving industry demand, LMETB’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence in Dundalk (AMTCE)
Construction output in Ireland is forecast to grow at the strongest rate among 19 European countries, expanding by 3.2% this year and 4.4% in 2024. This comes at a time
Kirby Group Engineering has announced five winners of its third level bursary programme. This is the second year of the initiative, which provides exciting opportunities for women to gain experience
It is a sector that is crying out for skilled professionals, and a Galway teenager, said to be the country’s only fully licensed female crane driver, has urged other women
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has admitted that there is a slow take up of construction courses. The Government today launched a major retrofitting scheme which new grants and schemes which will
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and leading Irish building contractor, Walls Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further develop the relationship between both organisations. The new corporate partnership reflects
Research shows up to half of construction accidents in the UK have a connection to the design of the building, highlighting the importance of improving designers’ knowledge of hazards and
CIF is calling for an extension of the Help to Buy scheme as a top priority in their recent Pre-Budget 2020 Submission. Many house builders have reported that between 40%
Chadwicks Group, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, has announced that Chadwicks Plumb Centre has been nominated in the 2019 Vocational Education & Training (VET) Excellence Awards for its Builders’ Merchants Sales
Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s largest builders’ merchant, has announced that applicants for its 2019 Builders’ Merchants Sales Traineeship programme are now open. This is the second year of the initiative
The cost of commercial property construction in Ireland is expected to increase this year due to a number of factors including new green building legislation and demand for energy-saving options
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) in collaboration with Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo) have launched two new courses in a bid to try and meet a growing
Kieran Holohan, Marketing Director of Saint-Gobain Ireland, has announced that the Saint-Gobain Build Better Roadshow will travel to Galway (25th June), with Waterford and Limerick following in October and November. The
Construction companies are eager to hire apprentices again after the decade decline in apprenticeship registrations has been arrested. A Construction Industry Federation (CIF) survey has found unanimous support for apprenticeships, however
Construction companies throughout the south gathered at a briefing in Cork recently to learn more about how they can join forces to increase the amount of young people entering apprenticeships
Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s largest builder’s merchant, has announced 20 trainees have been accepted onto Ireland’s first Builder’s Merchants Sales Traineeship programme. The QQI accredited programme, which is run by
A European survey conducted by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB NI), as part of a Belfast Met-led EU Horizon 2020 BIM (Building Information Modelling) programme known as BIMcert, has shown
Grafton Merchanting, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company which operates brands including Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley and The Panelling Centre across 49 locations, has announced a €500,000 investment in its Chadwicks brand this year.
The Irish Concrete Society recently launched the 2018 Fundamentals of Concrete Technology course. Commencing on the 7th of September in UCD the course provides participants with essential information on concrete
The Saint-Gobain Ireland Technical Academy has announced that it is adding to its existing training portfolio by launching a series of nZEB modular courses. Starting this July, these innovative nZEB courses
The construction industry has launched a transition year initiative to facilitate students interested in working in Ireland’s most innovative construction companies. The initiative will see students completing work experience in
Irish companies are increasingly taking up opportunities for training and up-skilling of staff to meet business needs. Figures from the
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton together with the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor
Despite the levels of construction activity still being relatively low in the south east with a high dependency upon work
The number of apprentices entering the Construction industry dropped sharply in recent years. However, new apprentice registrations must rise from
The CIF has stated that the number of new apprentices entering construction must more than double by 2020 or the
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation John Halligan
A pilot programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), supported by J.P. Morgan and ESB, aims to prepare young people
A new academy has been set up in Co Armagh to address major skills gaps in the construction sector. The
The ‘Concrete Ticket’, an initiative by the Irish Concrete Society, was officially launched in Dublin on Wednesday by Minister of
A persistent shortage of polymer engineering talent in Ireland has prompted the launch of a new scholarship programme, Athlone Institute
The IES team will hold the next instalment of their IES Faculty BIM webinar series on Thursday 2nd February 2017.
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) launched a career website on Monday in the wake of a report that construction activity
The government is facing sharp criticism after figures released by Solas revealed that only 52 of the 9,587 state apprenticeships
Four construction companies are participating in a pilot programme where apprentices spend time with each company whilst learning a trade
According to this year’s CAO rates, there has been a rise in students applying for third-level courses in construction.
Building on last year’s highly successful event, The National Construction Summit 2016 will be, once again, the largest and most
Dublin-headquartered Sika has announced the opening of their brand new Training Academy facility based at their premises in Ballymun. This
After a gap of nearly ten years, construction and property related courses are once again in vogue for secondary students heading
Lowestoft College is a leading provider of training and competence services to the construction, offshore, energy and maritime industries. The
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