Skilled Workforce

Creating a Skilled Workforce

This is all about how we support the development of skills and training across our membership.

Our plan for 2026 is to:

1. progress civil engineering operative (groundworks) training hubs in the north and south of Wales

2. work with members, Medr and universities across Wales to ensure access to degree apprenticeships

3. recognise our “most promising” workforce members as we host our CECA Wales Annual Awards on 24 April 2026 – here’s our CECA Wales Awards 2026 – Call for Entries

4. input to the CECA Training and Development Group to deliver targeted resources and information to support CECA Wales members

5. continue delivering our training programme on NEC4 and legal updates for members and continue to publish monthly NEC4 bulletins

6. re-establish the CECA Wales Annual Leadership Challenge

7. promote an expanded training programme with additional modules relating to social value and carbon management.

 

CECA Wales’ Annual Golf Day 2026 – the results are in!
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Whenever we host CECA Wales’ annual golf day there’s always an element of uncertainty regarding the weather! However, there was nothing uncertain about the weather for the first official week of Summer – it was horrific! Driving down the M4 to set our stall out at the Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club and to welcome

Will a new Welsh Government bring good news to the civils sector?
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Following the results of Wales’ Senedd elections, could this mean good news for the civils sector? It was a pretty historic election for Wales with Plaid Cymru becoming the largest party with 43 seats followed by Reform on 34 seats. The 27 year reign of Welsh Labour is over with the other parties trailing. Given

CECA Wales’ Quick Supplier Connect Webinars
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Last week we hosted our first “Quick Supplier Connect” webinar for two small Welsh businesses to pitch their products/services to our civil engineering contractor members. We keep telling ourselves that Wales is a nation of small businesses, and we are. So, why not give the innovative ones a helping hand by putting them in touch