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Insulation specialist Actis has backed a call by NHBC chief operating officer, David Campbell, that a significant expansion of the housebuilding workforce is vital to to hit government targets.
This is the latest warning from industry bodies, which also include Checkatrade and the Association of Project Managers, that strong investment and sustained action are required to bridge the construction industry skills gap before the government can achieve its ‘build, baby, build’ target of 1.5 million homes by 2029,
Actis UK and Ireland sales director Mark Cooper agrees that encouraging more people to choose a career in construction is vital if such a target is to be achieved.
Cooper welcomes the widening of NHBC’s apprenticeship training network, and £100 million investment in 12 new multi-skill training hubs across the UK, each of which will train 3,000 new apprentices each year, initially in the most needed trades.
