Increasing Knowledge and Closing the Skills Gap in Construction Contract Administration

Blog Author: Peter Hibberd – Past JCT Chair A knowledge and skills gap The UK construction industry has for some time been concerned with shortages in skilled labour. Recent evidence such as the RICS Surveying skills report 2025 shows the problem extends beyond just site operations, which is the primary focus of the Skills policy in England report (2025). A less visible – yet increasingly critical – gap is opening in professional competencies, particularly those in project and contract administration. A gap that will be…

JCT Announces Autumn 2025 Series of Training with New Course

JCT has announced its course dates for the autumn 2025 series of JCT Training. The series includes a range of full-day in-person courses and 3-hour online webinar courses. Scheduled to take place from September to November, the courses will focus on three different contract families from the JCT 2024 Edition of Contracts. In addition, the autumn series introduces a brand new in-person course, ‘Working with JCT Contracts 2024 (The Legal Aspects)’, an interactive course introducing the legal framework that underpins JCT contracts. The sessions to…