BSRIA call for more vocational training - Revision history

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	* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.		* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.
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	* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.		* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.
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	* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.		* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.
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	* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.		* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.
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	* Skills shortage		* Skills shortage
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−	* ~~Circular economy~~	+	* ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year.
−	* Design Framework for Building Services 5th Edition (BG 6/2018)	+
	* National vocational qualification.		* National vocational qualification.
−	* ~~Soft landings~~	+	* Skills shortage.
−	* World Economic Forum	+

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−	\| The UK is on the verge of what is probably the most momentous change to its business climate since it entered the Common Market 40 years ago, and yet the construction sector is struggling to meet historical challenges, let alone those ~~which~~ it will ~~inevitably~~ face post-Brexit.	+	\| The UK is on the verge of what is probably the most momentous change to its business climate since it entered the Common Market 40 years ago, and yet the construction sector is struggling to meet historical challenges, let alone those it will face post-Brexit.
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	= Shortage of skills =		= Shortage of skills =

−	We are in an age where we are facing the retirement of the baby boomers. 22 per cent of workers in the sector are aged between 50 and 60, compared with only nine per cent that are 24 or younger. The challenge is how to transfer all that knowledge to new entrants before it is lost. Surveys repeatedly show ~~that~~ the construction industry is not attracting enough talent to meet growing demand. A recent BSRIA survey (November 2018) found that 78 per cent of member companies were having trouble finding suitably qualified workers.	+	We are in an age where we are facing the retirement of the baby boomers. 22 per cent of workers in the sector are aged between 50 and 60, compared with only nine per cent that are 24 or younger. The challenge is how to transfer all that knowledge to new entrants before it is lost. Surveys repeatedly show the construction industry is not attracting enough talent to meet growing demand. A recent BSRIA survey (November 2018) found that 78 per cent of member companies were having trouble finding suitably-qualified workers.

	The Government’s approach to this has resulted in a situation in which fewer students are considering university courses for fear of the debt they will incur. Its flagship apprenticeship scheme, for many seen as the utopian answer to encourage vocational training, is stalling, with only 114,400 overall starts between August and October 2017 compared with 155,700 in the same period in 2016.		The Government’s approach to this has resulted in a situation in which fewer students are considering university courses for fear of the debt they will incur. Its flagship apprenticeship scheme, for many seen as the utopian answer to encourage vocational training, is stalling, with only 114,400 overall starts between August and October 2017 compared with 155,700 in the same period in 2016.

	Recent announcements allowing levy payments to flow more easily through the supply chain are welcome attempts to reverse this trend.		Recent announcements allowing levy payments to flow more easily through the supply chain are welcome attempts to reverse this trend.
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−	~~In the BSRIA survey, 64 per cent of firms in the sector are planning to recruit apprentices over the next three years to help plug the skills gap.~~

	= Stagnant productivity =		= Stagnant productivity =
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	Graduates who enter the workforce are only partially ready for work. BSRIA’s experience has been that many of its member organisations have needed to put their graduate recruits on a foundation year of additional training before they are productive.		Graduates who enter the workforce are only partially ready for work. BSRIA’s experience has been that many of its member organisations have needed to put their graduate recruits on a foundation year of additional training before they are productive.

−	The industry appears like ~~the proverbial~~ rabbit in the headlights when faced with the challenge of delivering a project on time and within budget – only 25 per cent of projects are completed within 10 per cent of original deadlines. Cost and schedule ~~over runs~~ seem to be the norm ~~in construction~~.	+	The industry appears like a rabbit in the headlights when faced with the challenge of delivering a project on time and within budget – only 25 per cent of projects are completed within 10 per cent of the original deadlines. Cost and schedule overruns seem to be the norm.

	BSRIA has led the industry in attempts to improve this with its publication and training course on BG6 Design Framework for Building Services, and its Soft Landings process which is being adopted by government and other organisations.		BSRIA has led the industry in attempts to improve this with its publication and training course on BG6 Design Framework for Building Services, and its Soft Landings process which is being adopted by government and other organisations.