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Addressing skills gap for local workforce is vital, finds new construction skills report for Scotland
The latest Local Skills Scotland report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), shows that addressing the skills gap for local workforces is vital to support the country’s construction industry to deliver a built environment that is both energy efficient and sustainable.
19,550 extra construction workers needed in Scotland by 2027
Against a backdrop of economic challenge, rising materials and labour costs, new figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reveal that 19,550 extra workers will be required to meet construction demand in Scotland by 2027.
Scotland construction sector to grow 4.1% with 26,250 extra jobs needed to meet demand
Construction in Scotland has come back strongly from COVID-19, needing 26,250 extra jobs to be created by 2025.
£10m boost from CITB to get people of diverse backgrounds into construction
CITB will target more than 11,800 people to attract them into construction careers. Just 16% of construction employees are female, and 7% BAME, partly because construction firms rely on traditional recruitment methods.
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