Workers have been urged to consider training for construction jobs after it was revealed that wages in the building trade climbed at a faster rate than in any other sector over the past year.
Nearly 100,000 new construction workers and engineers need to be recruited and trained by 2020 in order to successfully deliver major infrastructure projects, according to the National Infrastructure Plan for Skills.
The number of construction jobs in the UK is likely to continue to grow in the coming months as employers remain confident about their prospects, a new industry survey has found.
Significant investment in skills is required if the construction sector is to reach its growth potential in the coming years, a key industry body has warned.
The skills shortage has become so severe that two-thirds of small and medium-sized construction firms have had to turn down work due to difficulties finding the right workers.
The demand for construction workers in Yorkshire looks set to grow, as plans for several major new projects have been announced.
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