FMB Calls for Increased Mentoring to Tackle Construction Skills Shortage

FMB highlights power of mentoring to strengthen construction’s future

As the construction industry marks National Mentoring Month this January, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is calling on building firms to step up their mentoring efforts to help tackle the sector's deepening skills crisis.

FMB: Need for UK construction mentoring “never been more urgent”

January is National Mentoring Month, and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is putting out a public message to improve mentoring efforts to close the construction skills gap As the UK continues to tackle a construction skills gap, mentoring may play a major part in training future workers. At the current estimate, the UK requires an additional 47,860 workers per year until 2029 in order to replace retiring workers and grow the workforce, as…

FMB calls for increased mentoring to tackle construction skills shortage

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) called for building firms to increase mentoring efforts as the construction industry marked National Mentoring Month in January.  Research found the UK construction sector needed 47,860 extra workers each year until 2029, with 35% of the workforce aged over 50 and heading for retirement. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) construction firms trained around three-quarters of apprentices, with 61% of fir…

Construction firms urged to step up mentoring efforts to address skills gaps

Image credit: Guy Harrop THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is urging construction firms to step up their mentoring efforts to help tackle the sector’s deepening skills crisis. The call comes as the industry marks National Mentoring Month throughout January. With the UK construction sector requiring an estimated 47,860 additional workers per year through to 2029, and 35% of the current workforce over the age of 50, the FMB said the need to …