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...

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Published in:Engineering, construction, and architectural management construction, and architectural management, 2004-08, Vol.11 (4), p.275-283
Main Authors: Dainty, Andrew R.J., Ison, Stephen G., Root, David S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Construction industry
Contractors
Econometrics
Economic growth
Economic theory
Employers
Focus groups
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Growth rate
Labor market
Labour market
Market planning
Self employment
Shortages
Skills
Stakeholders
Studies
Training
United Kingdom
Wage rates
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0969-9988
1365-232X
DOI:10.1108/09699980410547621