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Resettlement training, retraining courses, recruitment / job opportunities for all ex armed forces military personnel from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, The Army and RAF.
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Construction is the UK’s biggest employer and exporter, responsible for £81 billion of outputs (£203 billion turnover) every year, more than 8% of the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is three times that of agriculture and larger than any single manufacturing industry. The sector accounts for half the UK’s total investment, and employs more than 2.1 million people (more than one in four of the total UK workforce) in over 700 types of job. Despite the current recession, construction output is set to rise, and in order to achieve its target of a fully qualified workforce this year, ConstructionSkills (the Sector Skills Council for the construction industry) has said that it needs to qualify 100,000 workers annually to NVQ 2 standard.
2.1 million 175,000 100,000 95% 23,500 450,000 88,000 Skills analysis reveals a significant shortage in managerial positions. Although the highest skills requirement is currently for workers with wood trade skills, there is also demand for managers, clerical staff, architects, engineers, and other design and technical professionals. A major concern is the lack of young entrants into an ageing workforce, with numbers of older workers (aged 60 and over) in the industry having doubled in recent years, while the number of those aged 24 and under has fallen by 27%. Construction growth is expected to shift from the north to the south and east, driven by new builds that include the King’s Cross redevelopment, ports projects at Shellhaven, Felixstowe and Harwich, the East London Line extension, Victoria Station redevelopment, and the Olympics and Thames Gateway construction programmes. Building trades in the Services A brief overview of craft careers
We will look at each of these in turn. Electrical installation and maintenance For electrical engineering, the basic requirement is 17th Edition Wiring Regulations, which shows that the individual knows the necessary regulations and how to use them – it is virtually impossible to start in the industry without it. The next step may be the Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installation award and, after that, further qualifications to level 4 and beyond through Energy & Utility Skills – the Sector Skills Council for electricity, gas, waste management and water – and other bodies. ConstructionSkills estimates that there will be a need for an extra 14,000 qualified electricians over the next two years, so the prospects are good. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme To find out more, visit: www.cscs.uk.com
Joint Industry Board, Kingswood House, 47/51 Sidcup Hill, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6HP Tel: 020 8302 0031 Website: www.jib.org.uk
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