Construction Skills Gap Threatens Housing and Infrastructure Delivery, NAO Warns
Up to 755,000 additional workers needed by 2030, as employer confidence emerges as the critical risk to a £625 million skills package The government’s ambitions to deliver 1.5 million homes, a £725 billion infrastructure pipeline and upgraded home energy standards are...
Rail contractors sought for Scotland’s first prison-based training programme
QTS Training and Network Rail are inviting rail firms operating in Ayrshire and the west of Scotland to get involved in a new programme that will train carefully selected people in custody at HMP Kilmarnock ahead of release. Scotland’s Railway Rail Skills Academy, a...
Government Approves UK’s Second Largest Solar Farm as Clean Energy Pipeline Accelerates
The government has approved One Earth Solar Farm, set to becom the second largest solar farm in the UK, capable of powering over 200,000 homes per year – equivalent to half the homes in Lincolnshire. The decision, announced on 8 July 2026 by Energy Secretary Ed...