City & Guilds Urges Govt to Address Skills Gap to Hit 1.5m New Homes – Mortgage Strategy

Govt urged to address construction skills gap to reach 1.5m new homes target: City & Guilds – Mortgage Finance Gazette

City & Guilds has called on the government to take ‘immediate and strategic action’ to address the critical skills shortages in the construction sector, after a survey reveals that three quarters of construction firms are struggling to recruit the skilled workers they need. The survey… The post Govt urged to address construction skills gap to reach 1.5m new homes target: City & Guilds appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette.

City & Guilds urges Govt to address skills gap to hit 1.5m new homes – Mortgage Strategy

City & Guilds has called on the government to take ‘immediate and strategic action’ to address the critical skills shortages in the construction sector, after a survey reveals that three quarters of construction firms are struggling to recruit the skilled workers they need. The survey found that 84% of

Minister for Skills Meets Homebuilders to Address Skills Shortage - Roofing Today

REPRESENTATIVES from SME builders, major housebuilders and industry trade bodies were joined by the Minister for Skills, Jacqui Smith, on Tuesday 25 June for a roundtable discussion on how to build the housebuilding workforce the country needs. Hosted by NHBC COO David Campbell and CITB CEO Tim Balcon, the discussion covered a range of issues affecting construction skills development. Attendees spoke about the commercial challenges employers fac…