Teacher Industry Exchange Scheme

The Teacher Industry Exchange scheme was announced by the government as part of the Spring Statement 2025 as an initiative to attract industry experts to teach in Further Education. The government is aiming to further build capacity with £100 million to establish 10 new Technical Excellence Colleges specialised in construction in every region in England. (Page 29, paragraph 2.72).

This announcement confirms the commitments of a 600 million investment for 60,000 more skilled construction workers, which was announced on 23 March, 2025. That announcement also introduced the sponsorship of a new Construction Skills Mission Board, co-chaired by the government and Mark Reynolds, Executive Chair of Mace. The new board would be empowered to develop and deliver a construction skills action plan and provide strategic leadership to the construction sector, ensuring employers are able to work collaboratively and secure the workforce needed to meet future demand.

Other related funding announcements were as follows:

• £100 million of new investment to fund 10 new Technical Excellence Colleges.
• £100 million of funding to expand Bootcamps in the construction sector, ensuring new entrants, returners, or those looking to upskill within the industry can.
• £165m of funding to help colleges deliver more construction courses.
• £20 million for All Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) areas to benefit from and form partnerships between colleges and construction companies to boost the number of teachers with construction experience in colleges.
• £40 million for new foundation construction apprenticeships to be launched in August 2025. As part of a new offer to employers, provided with £2,000 for every foundation apprentice they take on and retain in the construction industry, on top of fully funded training costs through the new Growth and Skills Levy.
• £100 million of government funding, alongside a £32 million contribution from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), to fund over 40,000 industry placements each year for all Level 2 and Level 3 learners. A doubling in size of the New Entrant Support Team (NEST) programme.
• £80 million capital fund to support employers in delivering bespoke training based on their needs.

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