Why education holds the key to reviving the UK's construction skills pipeline

Why education holds the key to reviving the UK's construction skills pipeline

Mark London is senior partner and head of construction at law firm Devonshires One of Tony Blair’s key policies back in the halcyon days of 1997 was to get up to 50% of young people into higher education – which for the most part meant… The post Why education holds the key to reviving the UK’s construction skills pipeline appeared first on Construction News.

We must forge change to close the skills gap

There’s a construction crisis engulfing Britain. The industry knows it. And so does the new Prime Minister. Thankfully, Andy Burnham is trying to tackle it. By catapulting technical education back at the heart of secondary schools and linking training to local industry, he could help rebuild Britain’s pipeline of skilled workers. But while we…