Leeds College of Building to Expand North Street Campus with Major Site Acquisition
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has announced the purchase of a large building adjacent to its North Street Campus — a move that will significantly…
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Moulton College, Davidsons Homes, and the Home Builders Federation join forces to support construction students
Moulton College and Davidsons Homes have formed a strategic partnership as part of a national initiative to support young people entering the construction industry. The…
40k people to get skills training in new Technical Excellence Colleges in boost for British building
More than 40,000 future builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers will get cutting edge skills to get Britain building at state-of-the-art Technical Excellence Colleges unveiled…
Leeds College of Building Competes at ‘The Big Construction Diversity Challenge’
A team of Leeds College of Building (LCB) staff have competed in ‘The Big Construction Diversity Challenge’ for the first time. The annual event, held…
Skilled Workers Are Essential to Build Britain’s 1.5 million Homes
Kirstie Donnelly, CEO of City & Guilds, discusses the UK construction sector’s chronic skills crisis threatening government housing targets. Despite £625 million government investment, she…
Leeds College of Building Principal Attends Construction Skills Mission Board at Westminster
Senior leaders from across construction and Government Ministers have launched the construction sector skills mission, to ensure the sector has the workforce it needs to…
Leeds College of Building Apprentice Wins Guild of Bricklayers National Trophy
A Leeds College of Building apprentice has been crowned Senior Champion at the Guild of Bricklayers National Final 2025. Ellis Smith, an apprentice with Hirst…
Bradford Joinery Apprentice Targets ‘WorldSkills Shanghai 2026’
Following national success at SkillBuild 2024, Bradford College’s joinery apprentice Ahmed Shakir has been shortlisted for a chance to represent ‘Squad UK’ at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. Supported…
How will DfE Build up T Level Student Numbers? | FE Soundbite 790
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 790: 28th March 2025 | How will DfE Build up T Level Student Numbers? | FE Soundbite 790 This is…
£600 Million Construction Training Funding Package To Train 60,000 More Construction Workers
Up to 60,000 more specialist Construction workers will be trained by 2029 to tackle Construction Skills shortages. £100 million of new investment to fund 10…