Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), in collaboration with Coaction Training CIC (formerly known as Carbonlite), has announced a groundbreaking training initiative aimed at revolutionising the construction industry's approach to sustainable building.

As part of its Low Carbon Learning: Next Gen programme, Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has launched an e-learning module on sustainable construction that can be accessed online for free at any time.

A pioneering new initiative has launched to accelerate the drive towards building a low carbon future for the North of Scotland.

As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to net zero’ campaign, Caitriona Jordan, head of retrofit programmes at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), looks at the skills needed in the construction industry to support decarbonisation.

A detailed guide to courses and training for individuals and companies focused on Scotland’s construction industry has been launched by industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF).

A rapid, long-lasting transformation of the construction sector is required as we revolutionise skills and policies to address this. As many as 22,500 new roles need to be filled in Scotland over the next six years if we are to get anywhere close to reaching net-zero by 2045.

Marking the Cities, Regions and Built Environment day of COP26, Jamie Hepburn MSP, Scottish Government minister for higher education and further education, youth employment and training, hosted the first practical workshop of a pioneering green skills programme at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).