No-one knows how much money is being invested in construction training. Whilst we have good data on public sector spending, the overall picture is blurred by the lack of reliable information on spending by the private sector.

Research is being carried out to quantify private spending on training across UK construction.

It will be used to develop a mechanism;

• for monitoring private investment in training
• provide a UK-wide picture which can be analysed by region/country, and
• a benchmark from which to measure progress in the future.

Further details and results will follow.