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Bridging the skills gap: a regionally driven strategy for resolving the construction labour market crisis
Econometric forecasts indicate that the UK construction industry faces a severe skills deficit in the foreseeable future. This paper details the results of a major labour market research projects, which canvassed the opinions of over 50 industry stakeholders within the East Midlands region of the UK. Focus groups were used to elicit the collective opinions of key clients, consultants, contractors, industry bodies and employers of all sizes. The key themes and requirements discussed by the participants are used to develop a conjoined strategy for bridging the industry's skills gap at a regional level. It is argued that this package of mutually supportive measures could provide a transferable strategy for addressing skills deficiencies in other regions, particularly given the espoused government aspiration to devolve labour market planning activities to provincial forums and regional development agencies.
Bridging the skills gap: a regionally driven strategy for resolving the construction labour market crisis
Econometric forecasts indicate that the UK construction industry faces a severe skills deficit in the foreseeable future. This paper details the results of a major labour market research projects, which canvassed the opinions of over 50 industry stakeholders within the East Midlands region of the UK. Focus groups were used to elicit the collective opinions of key clients, consultants, contractors, industry bodies and employers of all sizes. The key themes and requirements discussed by the participants are used to develop a conjoined strategy for bridging the industry's skills gap at a regional level. It is argued that this package of mutually supportive measures could provide a transferable strategy for addressing skills deficiencies in other regions, particularly given the espoused government aspiration to devolve labour market planning activities to provincial forums and regional development agencies.
Bridging the skills gap: a regionally driven strategy for resolving the construction labour market crisis
Dainty, Andrew R.J. (author) / Ison, Stephen G. (author) / Root, David S. (author)
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management ; 11 ; 275-283
2004-08-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
The construction labour market skills crisis: the perspective of small-medium-sized firms
| British Library Online Contents | 2005
The construction labour market skills crisis: the perspective of small-medium-sized firms
| Online Contents | 2005