Enhance your career opportunities and help meet the growing demand for skills in the construction industry
Construction is one of the most important skills sectors in the UK, employing 3.1 million people, which accounts for more than 9% of the UK workforce.
The UK will require more than 251,500 additional construction workers over the next five years to meet the skills challenge of delivering a wide range of new projects.
According to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), construction in the South West will continue to grow with demand for skills across a number of trades and roles, including:
- Non-construction professional, technical and IT staff – 1,110
- Senior, executive, and business process managers – 450
- Other construction process managers – 390
- Wood trades and interior fit-out staff – 330
- Surveyors – 260
Join an industry full of opportunity
Construction enables you to make your mark on the world – it creates where we live, where we play and where we work. From historic and cultural buildings to shops, connecting our cities, enabling our travel, entertainment, protecting listed buildings and providing energy. An industry full of opportunity!
Many local training providers offer a wide range of training and qualifications to support you in gaining the job you want – everything from Architect to Bricklayer, to Building Controls and Carpenter, through to Surveyor and Site Manager.
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Join the construction world
You can enter the sector in a number of ways, including:
- Full-time / part-time college courses
- Apprenticeships
- Higher National Certificates (HNC)
- Higher National Diplomas (HND)
- Foundation Degree
- Bachelors Degree
