The real deal on skills: why we must stop UK construction falling behind

By Andrew Eldred2018-11-20T07:00:00

The UK construction sector is in many respects less flexible, less efficient and less innovative than in those countries where sustainable training and employment practices have continued to be supported, says the ECA’s Andrew Eldred

In July 2018, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published its 2018 Skills Strategy and Action Plan (SSAP), which recognises the need to boost construction recruitment and training provision in the sector.

At the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA), workforce skills are important to us: with over 5,000 new starts in the electrotechnical and engineering services sector each year. We are naturally interested in what the SSAP has to say, while bringing our own perspectives on what might work and what won’t.

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