Now is the time to recruit to help construction build for the future

By Rachel Davis 2021-06-25T06:30:00

With many workers considering a career change and students looking for guidance, construction has an opportunity to improve the way it sells itself and attract some much-needed new talent, writes Rachel Davis

As the pandemic finally recedes and UK construction starts looking forwards, the sector faces myriad recruitment challenges, from the growing post-Brexit skills gap and people re-evaluating their lives post-lockdown to the disruption of our education system over the past two years and its impact on future talent.

Multiple covid-related lockdowns have forced extended closures on schools and other education institutions leading to a disrupted curriculum, a push towards online learning, a re-evaluation of exam systems and a restructure of the day’s teaching to maintain social distancing and to make up for lost time. meanwhile many school and college leavers have been left in a state of limbo.

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