Construction Magazine reports on the continuing shortage of skilled labour in the
construction industry at the same time as almost one million young people aged 16-
24 are not in either employment, education or training (NEET). Rising youth inactivity
and declining entry into skilled trades are creating a structural workforce gap. The
construction workforce is ageing with a significant proportion of skilled workers
approaching retirement. One problem reported is that construction relies heavily on
apprenticeships and vocational pathways which can be fragmented and difficult to
access.
At Phases, for many years we have offered opportunities to gain insight into what the
construction industry offers and the chance to learn basic skills. This has been both
through our training workshop and on-site experience at our renovation and
maintenance projects. Often this may just have been the start of a career in
construction but we feel that our flexible approach is the type which could play a
larger role in engaging new workforce entrants.
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