training for supply‐chain employees is saving Rok, one of the UK's 20 largest building companies, more than £1.5 million a year …, while training at national building‐services company NG Bailey has created a professional procurement function delivering … how training helped both firms to overcome problems of managing projects in isolation, and failing to realize economies of …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how training programs are helping to combat skill shortages and promote a healthy …, which won prizes in the UK National Training Awards. Findings – The paper describes how Broadgate designed a bespoke program … training. William Davis, meanwhile, began an apprenticeship program immediately after the Second World War, and since then has …

. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the system of training, with certain Lafarge‐wide programs, others geared …. Findings – The paper concentrates, in particular, on a CD‐Rom‐based training program designed to increase employees' awareness … training. Originality/value – The paper demonstrates that it is possible to develop employees who are highly skilled in a …

reportable accidents through its award‐winning training and awareness program, which involves its employees and around 2 … 2002 and 2004, some 55 site‐management staff received training in, among other topics, first aid, site‐safety management …, the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) and driver awareness. More than 250 operatives received training in …

introduced in partnership with group‐training organization East Coast Apprenticeships and public training provider Skills Tech … the world. Emphasizes that, in order to address skills shortages for international construction, training methods must be … improved. Highlights a possible way forward. Originality/value – Illustrates how a training partnership has sought to provide …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe an award‐winning training program at Scottish building contractor … has achieved. Findings – The paper explains that the company constructed its own purpose‐built training center as a base … for much of the so‐called Team Lakesmere training, which aims to boost quality practice among the labor force, reduce …

shortage of skilled workers in the fast‐growing South African construction and engineering industry by training people of its … own. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the reasons for the training, the form it takes and the results it … has achieved. Findings – The paper considers several training methods, both on‐ and off site, and looks at more innovative …

relevant accreditations. Design/methodology/approach – The background to the training, the form it takes and the results it is … shifting attitudes to training, with employers playing a greater role in ensuring that their employees have the necessary … accreditations. Practical implications – The value of a partnership arrangement that R&D Construction has forged with training …