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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...

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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.
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