CLC Publishes Industry Skills Plan

The CLC has published the first ever sector‐wide Industry Skills Plan, which sets out the key skills challenges facing construction and how these should be tackled over the next four years. The plan emphasises collaboration between industry and Government and prioritises action in four areas:

• Careers ‐ creating an industry that is attractive and inclusive, whilst supporting direct employment
• Standards and Qualifications ‐ modernising qualifications to boost transferrable skills and embed digital technologies
• Training, Education and Development ‐ developing high‐quality routes into the industry and strengthening links between further and higher education and employers
• Culture and Working Environment ‐ retaining talent in the industry through upskilling and improved career development.

Key commitments include creating an industry standard for work experience and a single portal for new entrants to the industry, developing training standards for net-zero and smart construction, and recruiting 7,000 construction STEM Ambassadors. The industry’s skills system will be under scrutiny this year with the CITB Consensus process taking place over the summer, and Build UK will shortly begin consulting its members on the future of the CITB Levy.