Tag: construction

Brightly coloured wooden heart shapes hang from a tree, a table covered in hessian with hard hats and work boots on it. Members of the public make poignant tributes in marker pen to lost loved ones on the colourful wooden hearts at the Constructing Minds RHS show garden.

RHS garden supported by Leeds Building students wins best in show

Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide An innovative garden which explores mental health in construction has been awarded Best Show Garden at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. The award-winning garden received the finishing touches of poignant wooden hearts decorated by Leeds College of Building Painting & Decorating apprentices. As

Leeds College celebrates most ever SkillBuild National Finalists 

A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent. Highly skilled learners and apprentices

Employer Breakfast targets Green skills in construction

Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing demand for green skills in construction. The employer breakfast welcomed a range of construction stakeholders and focussed on green skills gaps, the College’s training, and exciting opportunities to collaborate. Around 35 guests attended the

Building College to showcase Virtual Reality construction training at apprenticeship fair

Piloting a drone over a building site: just one of the latest virtual reality construction training activities that visitors can sample at the Leeds College of Building stand at this year’s Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair (LARF). The fair, at the first direct arena on Monday 7 February 2022, marks the

Apprentice Site Manager role with CEG and BAM in Holbeck

EN:Able Futures, an award-winning apprenticeship employer are working with BAM Construction to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Construction Site Manager to work in the heart of the new Temple district in Holbeck being developed by CEG. They are looking for an enthusastic candidate with a knowledge and interest

Building college pushes for gender equality on International Women’s Day

Today (8 March 2021), Leeds College of Building is joining others globally in supporting the International Women’s Day campaign ‘Choose To Challenge.’ The College has made great strides in pushing gender parity in construction. Female apprentices at Leeds College of Building have also grown from 33 in 2014 to 190