To celebrate the achievements of this year’s young award winners (Most Promising Apprentice, Most Promising Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer and Safety Initiative and Innovation Award) and to encourage others into the industry, CECA (Southern) has compiled the above video.
Build UK has published the results of its annual audit of industry skills cards which was carried out across member construction sites on 3 October 2018. The Build UK SmartCard Audit, which was delivered in partnership with CECA, CSCS and Reference Point, saw over 47,000 cards checked across 711 sites. 80% were read smartly, using
Our South West Award Winners for 2018, namely: Most Promising Apprentice; Most Promising Trainee Quantity Surveyor; Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer; University of Bath Student Placement Award; University of Plymouth Student Placement Award.
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) presents Engineering Plymouth. A film celebrating how civil engineers have helped to shape Plymouth over the last 500 years.
CECA North West today asked for clarity from Government regarding plans for a new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria, after Toshiba’s decision to wind up its nuclear arm NuGen threw plans for the scheme into doubt. The scheme had been projected to create between 14,000-21,000 jobs over the lifetime of the project –
Civils contractors today asked for clarity from Government regarding plans for a new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria, after Toshiba’s decision to wind up its nuclear arm NuGen threw plans for the scheme into doubt. The scheme had been projected to create between 14,000-21,000 jobs over the lifetime of the project – including
Civils contractors today published an overarching guide to England’s Sub-national Transport Bodies (STBs) to help civil engineering contractors understand the forthcoming opportunities for substantial regional infrastructure delivery. STBs have the potential to unlock growth and opportunity for all, and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) believes it is vital that its members are prepared in
There are misconceptions about the routes to progress into careers in engineering, which is having an impact on the number of young people entering these industries. Civil engineering is dependent on both graduates and people joining via the vocational route, as that reflects the diversity of careers within the sector – both site-based and office-based.
There is a definite misconception about STEM subjects and it is failing young people. Unaware of the alternative routes into civil engineering and lack of knowledge about what kinds of careers are available means more awareness is needed around the ways in which young people can enter a career in Civil Engineering. Civil engineering graduates
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee published its Seventh Report of Session 2017–19, After Carillion: Public sector outsourcing and contracting, as HC 748 on 9 July 2018. The Government’s response was received on 29 October 2018. The Government response can be read here and provides details of the current public sector procurement landscape. CECA is engaging with
