Building the Future Commission: introducing the education and skills stream

By Ben Flatman 2023-01-26T08:00:00

We will consider how to reach out to young people to attract new talent as well as at standards of professionalism and solutions to ensure we are equipped for a green economy

Providing the skills and education for a new sustainable economy

Construction is facing significant challenges around skills and education. A shortage of skilled staff is driving up costs and impacting everyone’s capacity to meet demand. There is a real danger that a lack of expertise in retrofit is holding back efforts to reduce energy consumption and cut heating bills. And the entirely avoidable tragedy of the Grenfell fire and ensuing Hackitt review exposed systemic failings in the way that construction professionals are trained, and the industry is regulated.

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