{"id":145399,"date":"2024-11-04T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=145399"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:01:24","slug":"actis-backs-call-renewed-training-following-1-3m-workforce-shortfall-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/actis-backs-call-renewed-training-following-1-3m-workforce-shortfall-report\/145399\/","title":{"rendered":"Actis backs call for renewed training following 1.3m workforce shortfall report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Checkatrade&#8217;s Annual Trade Skills Index report indicated there was a workforce shortfall of over 1.3m skilled workers and apprentices that are needed to meet government targets on housing and net zero<\/h2>\n<p>CPD training courses, speedier construction methods and schools outreach sessions are among the strategies revealed by insulation specialist Actis to help address the construction skills shortage, following a report which states the shortfall exceeds the million mark.<\/p>\n<p>Actis was responding to Checkatrade&#8217;s Annual UK Trade Skills Index <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkatrade.com\/blog\/news\/checkatrade-publishes-annual-uk-trade-skills-index-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> which revealed that the UK needs another 1.3m skilled workers and 350,000 apprentices in order to meet government housing and net zero targets, along with home improvements in the coming decade.<\/p>\n<p>It adds that the shortfall is exacerbated by an ageing workforce, with 35 per cent of current workers aged over 50 and many planning to retire within the next decade.<\/p>\n<h3>Bringing more young people into construction careers is vital<\/h3>\n<p>Checkatrade has come up with a three-point plan to help address the shortfall &#8211; 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