UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK PREVIEW
" The multi award-winning show , which returns to London ’ s ExCeL from 7-9 May , attracts building design and construction professionals from across the UK and beyond ."
- Diversity and inclusion in construction - Future trends in construction careers
• The new Skills and Training Hub at UKCW London is a first-time collaboration with the CITB ( Construction Industry Training Board ), which will address the Skills Shortage head-on with a three-day programme featuring a myriad of talks and workshops to support skills development within the industry and ultimately , build better .
While Days 1 and 2 will have a skills / training focus , Day 3 will focus on careers and be aimed predominantly at students . Events and workshops will cover a myriad topics including :
- Future-proofing skills - The Human influence on Sustainable
Organisations - Innovation and creativity in construction culture - Apprenticeships and vocational training
• Another new area at UKCW London will be the Careers and Recruitment Zone - created in response to exhibitor and visitor feedback , this will not only be a focal point for all those working in recruitment , or simply looking for that next new role . Visitors will have face to face access to specialist recruiters from the construction sector , with discreet interview rooms allowing candidates to have onsite consultations . Confirmed exhibitors include national accreditation body UKAS ( United Kingdom Accreditation Service ), Government of Western Australia , Anglia Ruskin University and UCAS ( The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service ).
• The WorldSkills BIM challenge will run across all three days of UKCW London ( 7-9 May 2024 at ExCeL ) and feature Isabelle Barron - who won gold at last year ’ s EuroSkills competition in Gdańsk , Poland - alongside competitors from China , Korea , Hong Kong , France and Ireland , many of whom will be competing in the WorldSkills World Finals in Lyon in September .
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