All skills articles
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CommentBuilding 1.5m homes: we need an immigration system that better aligns with growth priorities
Ilaria Iovieno and Kirsty Moore look at the extent to which current immigration rules are a help or hindrance for housebuilding
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NewsMost students in construction courses leave industry after completing training
Home Builders Federation says further education courses do not produce ’work-ready potential recruits’
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NewsReeves announces £600m investment in skills training for construction
Funding boost welcomed by the CIH, G15 and Barratt Redrow
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NewsHalf of young people say construction excluded from careers advice, survey finds
Chartered Institute of Building warns the government’s housing and infrastructure plans could ‘fall flat’ if something is not done on skills
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NewsSkills review says ‘fundamental reset’ needed to recruit and retain construction workforce
Mark Farmer-authored report for DfE draws up 63 recommendations
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CommentHousebuilders and government must work together to solve the skills conundrum
Ensuring we have sufficient skills to build 1.5m homes is a daunting challenge, but there is hope on the horizon, writes David Thomas
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CommentIf we don’t address the skills crisis Starmer’s 1.5m homes drive will be undermined
There are many challenges that could prevent the government from meeting its housing delivery goals, the lack of skills is one and should not be overlooked, writes Sam Knight
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CommentTo deliver 1.5m homes we must rethink our skills system
The government has put housing and skills at the heart of its growth agenda .The housebuilding industry must seize this opportunity and shape a clear skills offering, argues Piers Clanford
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NewsPlaces for People launches new training programme to tackle sector skills shortages
PfP Thrive will deliver training programmes for the UK housing and construction sector
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NewsLack of skilled workers may be biggest barrier to Labour hitting 1.5m homes target, warns economist
Construction Products Association director Noble Francis warns “there just won’t be the people” to meet key manifesto pledge
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CommentHousebuilders have a responsibility to make apprentice schemes attractive
As new figures show a sharp fall in apprenticeship starts, David Thomas discusses what the industry can do to encourage more young people into the housebuilding sector