CITB tells firms to raid other industries for staff

By Jordan Marshall2018-06-04T05:00:00

Training body says workers from other sectors could be the solution to skills crisis

Attracting people from other sectors should play a bigger part in meeting construction’s skills needs, according to new CITB research.

The report, Construction and Built Environment: Skills Transferability in the UK, found there will an even bigger need “to boost skills transferability as recruitment becomes more difficult post Brexit”.

The training body’s research found 62% of employers took no action to encourage employees to transfer between trades. This is despite only 19% of construction sector workers having previously worked in another sector.

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