Construction industry bounces back But the industry will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand.
Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic and the industry will reach 2019 levels of output in 2022.
By 2025, the industry will need to recruit an additional 217,000 new workers just to meet demand. That’s the forecast of the Construction Skills Network 2021-25, published by CITB today (Wednesday 9 June).
According to the CSN, most English regions will experience an increase in construction workers by 2025, with East Midlands (1.7%) and West Midlands (1.4%) forecast to lead demand. Scotland (1.4%) and Wales (0.7%) are also predicted to fare well. The only region forecast to see a slight decline in workforce is the North East (-0.1%).
BBC News
By Catherine Evans
image captionYoung people in Wales should be eyeing-up opportunities in the construction industry, says the CITB
If you ve moved house or are planning a renovation, you might have found your builder s diary is already pretty full.
Demand in the housing market and for home improvements, driven by the pandemic, have led to a boom in the construction industry.
But there aren t enough tradespeople to meet demand - and nearly 10,000 extra workers are needed in Wales.
By 2025, Welsh construction firms will need to recruit 9,250 new workers just to meet demand, according to the findings of the Construction Skills Network, published on Wednesday.
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FUTURE OF EDUCATION
Edinburgh-based JB Contracts is one construction firm which has continued to invest in work-based learning, taking on six new apprentices in recent months.
In direct response to the pandemic, firms taking on an apprentice will now have increased support from the government and Skills Development Scotland A range of measures aimed at helping employers and apprentices during the current pandemic have been announced by the Scottish Government. The new Apprenticeship Employer Grant is part of the Young Person’s Guarantee and aims to encourage more employers to take on a new Modern or Graduate Apprentice or upskill an existing staff member through an apprenticeship.