UK-EU youth experience scheme could help plug construction skills gap
Proposals for young people to be able to work and move freely around Europe could have a positive spin-off for the construction industry. The Construction Industry Training Board estimates the UK needs to attract an additional 250,000 workers to meet the government’s target of building 1.5m new homes by 2029. National Federation of Builders, NFB, policy and market insight head Rico Wojtulewicz said: “The youth mobility scheme, or whatever it ends up being called, could help fill some gaps in [...]