Rachel Reeves unveils £600m to tackle construction skills shortages
- Britain will invest £600 million to train construction workers and address skills shortages threatening its housing goals by 2029, according to the Labour government.
- There are currently 38,000 construction vacancies, exacerbated by Brexit and COVID-19, as reported by official figures.
- The investment aims to train up to 60,000 construction workers by 2029.
- Rachel Reeves emphasized the need to overcome barriers and build 1.5 million new homes.
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Rachel Reeves boosts housing plan with £600m to train brickies, engineers and sparkies - The Mirror
The cash will pay for 60,000 skilled construction workers to be trained - helping to fill shortfalls in the construction sector, which has 35,000 unfilled vacancies
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