Construction Youth Trust is celebrating the winning work of its volunteers.

The Trust was fortunate enough to have the time and skills of six graduates at RBS to help create fundraising materials. The London based graduates were introduced to the Trust through a project run by Pilotlight, an organisation which helps local charities and social enterprises to tackle social disadvantage in the UK.

The group chose Construction Youth Trust from a range of other charities and each individual was allocated 24 hours of volunteering leave to work on specific projects alongside the...

The Trust has been celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a picnic at Buckingham Palace and official lunch in Westminster.

Neil Quinn, winner of The Duke of Gloucester’s Young Achievers Scheme architecture category, attended this weekend’s picnic at Buckingham Palace followed by the fantastic official Diamond Jubilee Concert. Two tickets were generously donated to the Trust by our Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester who was also in attendance in the Royal box. The event was attended by 10,000 members of the public and representatives from a number of...

Construction Youth Trust Director, Christine Townley responds to Employment Minister Chris Grayling's call to employers in Evening Standard Letters.

"As a charity our role is to raise often low levels of awareness among young people about what construction offers – that it isn’t just about being a brickie – but also about giving them a taste of the technical and professional roles and helping them find work placements and jobs.

Lots of companies go into schools, but this provision needs to be joined up so every young person gets a bite of the...

Representatives from across the Manchester construction industry have met with Construction Youth Trust to map out ways in which they can help young people into a career in construction.

At a breakfast event hosted by leading engineering consultants, Arup, guests found out about how the Trust has been helping young people in the area to gain work experience, work placements and apprenticeships with local employers.

Vicky Rosin, Deputy Chief Executive of Manchester City Council spoke about working with the Trust to provide work placements in conjunction with local...

HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited the Cutty Sark in Greenwich this week to view the ship’s restoration work in anticipation of the official opening later this Spring.

The Duke attended in a small group with Construction Youth Trust, of which the Duke, himself an architect, has been Patron since 1987. The visit was arranged courtesy of Byrne Group, a key supporter of the Trust, whose subsidiary Ellmer Construction has been restoring the wooden planks to the hull of the historic 19th century tea clipper.

Built in 1869, Cutty Sark served as a merchant vessel then as a...

Construction Youth Trust has been granted Approved Centre Status by the Open College Network (OCN) to deliver accredited training programmes in construction.

National Open College Network (NOCN) is the leading credit-based awarding body in the UK, offering high quality, flexible, credit-based qualifications and is accredited by the Regulatory Authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Trust is now offering OCN units covering 'Building and Construction' and 'Preparation for Life and Work' which are both brand new and unique to the Trust...

Falinge Park High School, Rochdale, has welcomed HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO to officially open their new ICT building.

The visit coincides with a construction careers day involving local industry employers whose aim is to encourage the young students to consider a career in construction. Employers taking part in the day's event included Carillion, Enterprise, Inspired Spaces, Mears, Seddon and Vinci Plc.

The event has been organised by Construction Youth Trust as part of the continuing commitment to promoting education, training and employment opportunities in...

Construction Youth Trust is delighted to have been short listed for the National Lottery Awards (semi-finals) in the ‘Best Education Project’ category

Construction for Communities (CFC) helps young people enter the construction industry, via an award-winning mobile classroom. Trainers work with community groups to develop young people’s skills and improve their communities through a series of projects. These projects consist of tasters in construction such as tiling, using tools, plastering, carpentry, plumbing, maintenance, employability, careers advice and...

A Pioneering Community and Employee Engagement Initiative

VINCI Construction UK has launched a pioneering community and employee engagement initiative called Stand Out, Make a Difference, a long-term partnering agreement with the Construction Youth Trust, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Prince’s Trust. The Company is the first to simultaneously partner with all three charities.

Stand Out, Make a Difference will enable the Company to engage with local communities, create chances for young people to enter the construction and facilities industry and...

The staff at VINCI Construction UK Limited cemented their commitment to diversity in the workplace by raising £1,000 for Construction Youth Trust.

In support of their strong commitment to delivering diversity and inclusion, VINCI Construction UK developed a section of their intranet which now provides information, statistics and reference material on a wide range of topics to help raise awareness of diversity in the construction industry.

To launch this campaign, staff were asked to complete a survey about diversity and for each survey filled out through the new...