Research Reports

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Build to last

The ConstructionSkills’ Build to Last Programme is about ensuring that the UK is building a sustainable future.

Effect of Employment Status on Investment in Training 2003

Interviews with 880 employers, workers and recruitment companies on the effect of Employment Status on Investment in Training

Innovation, Skills and Productivity 2002/2003

This report is a reflection of the construction sector's opinion on innovation

Managing Profitable Construction - The Skills Profile 2000

This report sets out the findings of the study and shows the influence of skills on performance.

Market Assessment 2003

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the UK construction industry, its performance and its skill needs for the future.

Scottish Construction Skills Survey

This report summarises the findings of a survey of 2,000 Scottish Construction Employers.

Sector Skills Assessments - Construction

The SNA Research Report provides partners with labour market analysis.

Skills & Training in the Construction Industry

Provides information and identifies existence of skill shortages/gaps by occupation, sector and geographical area.

Skills Foresight Report

The reports provides the core analysis of the Construction Industry’s skill requirements.

Skills Foresight Workshop Report 2001

This report sets out their views of the future of the industry, and the skills and changes needed to take it forward.

The Impact of the Recession on Construction Professional Services

Research for CIC examining the effect of the recession on construction professional services firms

Traditional Building Craft Skills: England 2008 Review

reviews and evaluate the impact of the work of the NHTG in addressing the skills shortage identified in the first-ever NHTG Skills Needs Analysis of the built heritage sector, published in 2005.

Traditional Building Craft Skills - Ireland 2009

This report assesses existing skills and future trainiang needs within the traditional building repair, maintenance and conservation sector.

Traditional Building Craft Skills Research - England 2005

The first of a detailed UK-wide assessment of existing skills and future training needs within the traditional building repair, maintenance and conservation sector.

Traditional Building Craft Skills Research – Scotland 2007

An assessment of existing skills and future training needs within the traditional building repair, maintenance and conservation sector.

Traditional Building Craft Skills Research - Wales 2007

An assessment of existing skills and future training needs within the traditional building repair, maintenance and conservation sector.

Training and the Built Environment

This report provides a complete picture of training in the built environment.

UK Built Heritage Sector Professionals 2008: Current Skills, Future Training

This report provides a separate assessment of the needs of UK building professionals.

Workforce mobility and Skills in the UK Construction Industry National & Regional 2007/08

A group of reports on the qualification levels and the extent of occupational and geographic mobility within the workforce.

Workforce Mobility and Skills in the UK Construction Sector National & Regional Reports 2005

A report on the qualification levels and the extent of occupational and geographic mobility within the workforce.