PANEL: From Skills Gap to Apprenticeship: How Employers and Training Providers Can Build the Construction Skills the Industry Needs

25 Nov 2026
CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION HUB

Hear directly from Laing O’Rourke and Vistry Group about their journey to developing new apprenticeship programmes with T3 Training. Together, they will share how they identified the skills they needed, shaped the programme from scratch and moved from an idea to apprentices now completing their training - demonstrating what effective employer–training provider collaboration can achieve, and how easy it can be.

Chairperson
Declan McDonnell
Declan McDonnell, Director - T3 Training & Development
Speakers
Chris Dowling
Chris Dowling, Future Talent & Organisational Development Lead - Vistry Group
Andy Adams
Andy Adams, Managing Director - T3 Training & Development
Scott Bell
Scott Bell, Training and Competence Lead - Laing O’Rourke
Chris Chapman
Chris Chapman, Construction Manager - Vistry Group