Is the government turning the tide on the construction skills gap?

Is the government turning the tide on the construction skills gap?

David Barnes, head of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Institute of Building, examines the government’s drive to tackle construction’s skills shortages Over the past year, voices across the construction sector have increasingly urged the government to take meaningful action to address the construction skills gap. In recent months, it seems this feedback has finally been taken on board. The UK government has made a wave of recent announ…