Inspiring Construction
Inspiring Construction is a joint campaign by Build UK and CITB to give you the information, tools and advice to inspire the next generation to join the construction industry.
On this page you can learn more about Open Doors, Go Construct's Matching Service and Ambassador scheme, the innovative Bridge into Construction course as well as finding out about some of the great tools on Go Construct.
Dates for your diary
25 Sep 2017 - Campaign launch
Build UK's Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol launches the campaign at St Edmund's College in Ware to an anticipated audience of 600 young people. Read about the launch.
26 Sep 2017 - Scottish launch of the Inspiring Construction campaign
CITB’s Scottish Partnership Manager Michael Lennox kicks off the campaign in Scotland at Milburn Academy in Inverness
29 Sep 2017 - Inspiring Construction Presentation
CITB's Industry Relations Director Mark Noonan speaks to an audience of over 300 young people at Neale-Wade Academy in March, Cambridgeshire
12 Oct 2017 - Welsh launch of the Inspiring Construction Campaign
CITB's Welsh Partnership Director Mark Bodger shares the campaign with Build UK's members and the wider industry at The Skills Show in Cardiff
Campaign resources
Downloadable resources to inspire
- Inspiring Construction 1 page flyer
- Inspiring Construction A5 leaflet
- Inspiring Construction A2 footbridge poster (for self printing)
- Inspiring Construction A2 footbridge poster (with crops and bleed for professional printing)
- Inspiring Construction A2 Humber Bridge poster (for self printing)
- Inspiring Construction A2 Humber Bridge poster (with crops and bleed for professional printing)
- Bridge Into Construction press release
- Construction Ambassadors A5 leaflet
- Matching Service 1 page flyer
With many more to follow...
Find out what it’s like to be in construction
Day in the life
Real life stories from people in construction. Discover what it's like to work in construction.
Read about life in the construction industryRoles in construction
Want to manage a project? Design a building? Learn a trade? Work outside? Be part of a team?
Discover the many different roles in constructionCareers explorer
Whether you left school at 16 or went on to higher education, construction has something for you
Explore all the varied careers in constructionIt is definitely the best industry to be in! You’re on site, so you’re not cooped up in offices all day.
Mirna Ayoubi - Assistant Design Manager
- Inspiring Construction is a joint campaign by Build UK and CITB