<b>NHBC&amp;’s 2003 Building for Tomorrow seminars draw to a close on April 11 after a five week tour across Great Britain. Delegates rate the seminars highly and Kirsten Bunch finds out more</b><br><b>NHBC&amp;’s 11th Building for Tomorrow seminars kicked off in March, beating a path to 13 venues across Great Britain and Wales. Richard Hartshorn, NHBC regional director, outlines their importance: &amp;“We design these annual events to give housebuilders access to experts from across the industry. The aim is to provide an opportunity for delegates to get to grips with current issues and gain direct access to top level speakers.</b><br> &amp;“Every year we take a broad theme which is reflected in the content of the presentations. This year&amp;’s was &amp;‘Closing The Skills Gap&amp;’ looking at the current skills shortage which is riding high on the agenda. We also ensure that wider issues are recognised and include technical and specialist topics in the programme.&amp;”<p></p><p><b><b>Closing the skills gap</b></b><br> The Building For Tomorrow seminars took up the theme of closing the skills gap with external speakers from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and Stamford Homes providing insights into offsetting training costs against grants, ensuring proof of workers competence, …