Gement Connect – CITB fully funded employment programme – upskilling, retaining and supporting our construction workforce in the UK

CITB are delighted to announce their newest partnership with Gement in their Connect programme. This programme, fully funded by the CITB, provides a list of online services designed to promote retention within construction and facilitate skill development and career enhancement. The Connect programme runs across England and is open to everyone working in the construction

CECA NextGen Southern Foundations Group launches ‘Sammi on Site’ storybook

At the CECA Southern AGM in London yesterday, the CECA NextGen Group launched their ‘Sammi on Site’ storybook. The storybook is aimed at 5 – 8 year olds and the aim is to ignite curiosity about the built environment and the role of engineering in creating the world we live in. Our thanks goes out

Thames Water – Teddington Direct River Abstraction (DRA) Project Market Briefing document and Market Sounding Questionnaire

Thames Water (TW) have produced a Market Briefing document to support their supply chain understanding and current thinking around the project. You can see a copy here. Receiving feedback on this document is extremely valuable and TW ask that you take the opportunity to review it and share your views by responding to their Market

ICE South confirms first meeting of 2024 – Recognising and controlling respiratory health hazards in construction. In person at South Terminal Hilton – Gatwick. 1st Feb 2024

CECA is supporting the ICE South technical event on the  subject of  ‘Recognising and controlling respiratory health hazards in Construction’ , still one of the greatest challenges faced by our industry. It will be held 18:00 hrs Thursday  1st February 2024 at the Hilton Hotel, Gatwick South Terminal. This will be  a cross industry event

CITB – latest update re grants and training

Into Work Grant – NEW! Piloting this new grant from Sept 2023 – March 2025 Supports work experience and progression for people on post-16 FE courses. T Levels in Design Surveying Planning & Onsite Construction OR any Diploma L2-3 listed as eligible for short qualification training grant OR government traineeship £500 = work experience, minimum

CECA South West Training Programme 2024

We are delighted to announce that our 2024 training programme has now been finalised. You can see full details here. Notification of each course will be circulated to members approximately 5-6 weeks prior to each course for bookings. Lucy is already in the process of advertising the courses taking place in January 2024. Please note booking places

CECA Southern Training Programme 2024

We are delighted to announce that our 2024 training programme has now been finalised. You can see full details here. Notification of each course will be circulated to members approximately 5-6 weeks prior to each course for bookings. Lucy is already in the process of advertising the courses taking place in January 2024. Please note booking

Department for Transport Small Business Supplier Event – 31 January 2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) Group and other key stakeholders are hosting an in-person SME Supplier Event at Derby County Football Club, Pride Park Stadium, Derby, DE24 8X on 31 January 2024 to provide Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the opportunity to network with senior representatives from across the Department. This is the seventh

Kent County Council – Commercial Schemes Brochure and Points of Contact

Following our liaison meeting with Kent CC on 8 November 2023, it was suggested that Kent CC put together a point of contact sheet for each of their pipeline schemes. They have kindly followed up on this request and please see here the point of contact list for each of the schemes listed in their

NextGen CECA Southern Foundations Group – CALLING NEW MEMBERS!

The NextGen CECA Southern Foundations Group aim to promote the civil engineering and construction industry to current and future generations and engage with other like-minded engineering and construction professionals, companies, organisations and groups who wish to attract young people into our industry. To find out more about the Group please watch their video here. You can