US EditionKeir Starmer's Housing and Jobs Pledge as Sunderland College to Share in £100m Construction Pot
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 12 – The £100 million initiative aims to train 40,000 workers in trades like bricklaying and carpentry to address 35,000 construction job vacancies and reduce reliance on overseas labor.
- Government announced 10 Construction Technical Excellence Colleges across England, including Derby College Group and Leeds College of Building, to train over 40,000 learners by 2029.
- To address the skills shortage, the Department for Education cited a recent survey showing 35,000 vacancies and training funding falling from 57% in 2011 to 49% in 2024.
- Funding details reveal the DfE said the scheme uses a ‘hub and spoke’ model with regional providers and offers advanced training in bricklaying, carpentry, electrical work and plumbing.
- This move allows tens of thousands of builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers to improve skills by 2029, boosting homegrown British talent.
- This strategy builds on March’s 625 million plan to train up to 60,000 workers by 2029, with industry groups like the Association of Colleges, CITB, and the National Homebuilding Council praising it.
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Keir Starmer's housing and jobs pledge as Sunderland College to share in £100m construction pot
Sunderland College has been named as one of 10 new Technical Excellence Colleges for construction, which Labour says will train up more than 40,000 builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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