Skills & Training in the Construction Industry

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ConstructionSkills requires the best possible evidence base in order to provide detailed and up-to-date analysis of the construction industry to support its business strategies and to fulfil its core SSC function. Hence, a survey of current skill needs and commitment to workforce development in the UK was commissioned late in 2010, for conduct in spring 2011.
 
The primary aim of this survey is to provide reliable information from both employers and the self-employed within the UK construction industry on skill deficiencies and on workforce development plans, to be robust enough to analyse by region/country.
 
Further aims of the research are to provide an industry-specific evidence base which can be comparable to and complement extant national skills research across all industries, including the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS).
 
The survey was also required to provide year-on-year comparison with previous construction sector skills and training surveys (particularly those conducted in 2009 and 2008).

Topics covered include;

  • Output constraints
  • Recruitment activities and difficulties
  • Skills gaps and upskilling
  • Training
  • Apprenticeships

The Sample

A survey of 1207 construction establishments (employers: 1050 and sole traders/self-employed: 157).

The majority of interviews (833) were conducted with construction contracting establishments, with the remainder (217) being conducted with professional services establishments.

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