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📰 With the countdown to #OpenDoors25 gathering pace, so has the media coverage surrounding the initiative.     Preview coverage of next year’s workplace tours has landed in a range of titles, including Fix Radio and London World, through to FE Week and Education Today.     Read more here 👇

🗓️ There’s just ONE MONTH to go until visitors can start booking their places at #OpenDoors25 events on Monday 13 January!    To help us reach as many potential visitors as possible, organisations across the industry are encouraged to register their sites and other workplaces via the Open Doors website ahead of the Christmas break: opendoors.construction     Find out more from Build UK Chair Julie White on the benefits of participating in #OpenDoors25 and why it’s ≠NotJustForSites:  

📨 Our final weekly update of the year has just landed in members’ inboxes! Next week’s update will be a special ‘Year in Review 2024’ that will cover how Build UK has delivered change in construction this year.

🏠 The Government is working with CITB and Build UK member NHBC to launch 32 new Homebuilding Skills Hubs which will provide 5,000 construction apprenticeship places each year.     The new ‘fast track’ apprenticeships in key trades can be completed in 12‐18 months, compared to the usual 24‐30 months, meaning more construction workers can be trained quickly to boost housebuilding. Find out more:

ICYMI – The following measures have been announced by the Government to speed up the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings: ▪️ A new Remediation Acceleration Plan which aims to ensure that by the end of 2029 all buildings over 18 metres with unsafe cladding in a Government‐funded scheme have been remediated, and that all buildings over 11 metres have been remediated or have a date for completion, otherwise those responsible will be ‘liable for severe penalties’.     ▪️ A joint plan with developers to speed up work on buildings for which they are responsible.  Organisations responsible for the safety of high‐rise residential buildings in Government‐funded schemes  must start on site as soon as possible in 2025 or they could face direct legal action to recover the costs of remediation     ▪️ The introduction of the new Building Safety Levy in autumn 2025 on all new eligible residential buildings in England which require Building Control Approval     ▪️ System‐wide construction products reform, which will include liabilities, robust sanctions and penalties against manufacturers     ▪️ A ‘fundamental review’ of the Approved Documents, which provide guidance to the Building Regulations, led by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)     Build UK is meeting regularly with MHCLG and the BSR, and Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol OBE 💙💛 has reiterated the need for all parties to work together to successfully implement the new building safety regime. The new remediation acceleration plan can be found here:

🏆‘Excellent, well laid out, readable and thorough’!    That’s how our practical guidance on a wide range of issues affecting the construction supply chain has been described by one Build UK member.     This quarter, our most popular guidance notes on the Build UK website are:    1️⃣ Building Safety Regime: https://bit.ly/4gE0eIR   2️⃣ Golden Thread Guidance: https://bit.ly/49rFvV9   3️⃣ Contract Terms Guidance: https://bit.ly/409DwCv   4️⃣ CSCS FAQs: https://bit.ly/3ZWebMb     REMINDER - Members also have exclusive access to a number of helplines and services providing free expert advice on issues ranging from contracts and disputes, to employment law and health & safety.    To find out more about how membership could benefit your organisation, view our membership brochure: https://bit.ly/3D2jnoo

👏 With the support of members and the wider industry, Build UK has secured new roles in construction for all the apprentices and graduate trainees employed by ISG who requested support.     It is a great example of what we can do when the industry works together, and it means these new entrants will carry on developing their skills and knowledge instead of leaving the sector. 

🗞️ Check out this great article in FE News as #OpenDoors25 gears up to help schools and colleges shine a light on a range of careers in #construction To sign your organisation up to host a workplace tour, and for more information about Open Doors, visit opendoors.construction

Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol OBE 💙💛 recently participated in a Ministerial roundtable to explore a different approach to skills and training in the sector.    The meeting covered: ▪️ Improved college provision  ▪️ Long-term employment opportunities  ▪️ Responding to local labour markets    Suzannah highlighted the importance of a pipeline of work to give employers confidence to invest in skilled workers and new entrants, as well as the need to set out the journey from education to employment in the industry to show young people the range of opportunities available - and the skills and qualifications required. 

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