All skills crisis articles – Page 2
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CommentCan softer skills solve construction’s perpetual productivity puzzle?
There is growing acknowledgement that soft skills, collaborative behaviours and a more relational model of procurement contribute to better performance. Are these the missing pieces of the construction industry’s comparatively poor productivity jigsaw puzzle?
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CommentThe real deal on skills: why we must stop UK construction falling behind
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
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CommentWe need to ensure that there is a straightforward path for young people into the construction sector
To win new recruits to construction we must all get behind a shared industry plan – changing perceptions and building a seamless talent pipeline
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CommentWorried about the skills shortage? Try employing former military personnel
Don’t offer jobs to former service men and women out of pity; employ them because they are competent, ambitious, hardworking and quick to adapt
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NewsSmaller firms having to shell out more to find staff, FMB survey says
Materials costs also heading north, group adds
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NewsGovernment failing industry over Brexit, say housebuilding bosses
Firms begin targeting UK workers to plug skills gaps ahead of EU withdrawal next March
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NewsEU workers make up almost 30% of London construction workforce
Around 35% of construction workers in the capital are from outside the UK
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NewsGovernment announces new fund to help plug skills gap
The £22m fund will help train people onsite
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NewsApprenticeship starts slump 40% in February
There were 14,200 fewer apprenticeship starts in February than in the same month last year
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NewsFinishes and Interiors Sector seals £2.1m CITB deal
Scheme looks to address key challenges faced in the finishes and interior sector, including skills shortages
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NewsPeabody plans new centre to tackle skills crisis
Housing association teaming up South-east London council and local college
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NewsMore than 150,000 jobs to be created over the next five years, says CITB
Spurt in jobs forecast to come despite Brexit uncertainties
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NewsIndustry must widen talent pool, say nuclear leaders
Power station bosses say cross-sector workers key to skills crisis
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NewsIndustry facing unprecedented challenge, says Farmer report author
Mark Farmer says skills crisis is now affecting business performance
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