{"id":164643,"date":"2026-08-12T12:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=164643"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:19:58","slug":"construction-skills-strategies-must-become-more-place-based-says-citb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-skills-strategies-must-become-more-place-based-says-citb\/164643\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction skills strategies must become more place-based, says CITB"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Construction Industry Training Board has released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citb.co.uk\/news\/updates-insights-and-stories\/workforce-mobility-research-shows-that-skills-strategies-must-become-more-localised\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workforce Mobility and Skills in the UK Construction Sector 2025<\/a> research report<\/h2>\n<p>The findings show workers are becoming less willing to travel long distances for employment, highlighting the need to develop localised workforces to support local employers with their training and skills strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction has traditionally relied on workforce mobility to help meet demand, but the evidence suggests that model may become less effective in the years ahead,\u201d explained Lee Bryer, insights manager at CITB.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf workers are less willing to travel or relocate for work, skills shortages risk becoming increasingly localised.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Only 28% of construction workers willing to travel more than 50 miles<\/h3>\n<p>The report reveals that, in the last 12 months, a third (34%) of all construction workers have worked no more than 20 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a quarter (28%) have worked more than 50 miles away from their permanent or current home, a decrease from 32% in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Workforce mobility has traditionally helped the industry respond to peaks in demand. Skilled workers have travelled to where major housing, infrastructure and commercial projects are being delivered, providing employers with the flexibility needed to resource projects across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>However, the workforce mobility research suggests that pattern is changing. CITB&#8217;s analysis indicates that family, lifestyle and personal circumstances are playing an increasingly important role in decisions about where people choose to work.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 12 months, only one in six (18%) construction workers have worked between 50 and 100 miles away from home, compared to 26% in 2015. Only one in ten (10%) have worked more than 100 miles away, compared to 21% in 2015.<\/p>\n<h3>Skilled construction workers must be distributed more evenly across the country<\/h3>\n<p>As the government seeks to accelerate housebuilding, deliver infrastructure commitments and support economic growth, labour demand will not be evenly distributed across the country. Some regions will need significantly more workers than others.<\/p>\n<p>With the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, expected to continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/mayor-construction-funds-boosted-by-devolution-first\/164297\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushing powers and budgets to combined authorities<\/a>, there is an opportunity to strengthen regional approaches to workforce development, ensuring training provision reflects the demands of local employers and major projects.<\/p>\n<p>For employers, the message is equally clear \u2013 recruitment strategies that depend on attracting labour from outside the region may become increasingly challenging.<\/p>\n<p>As labour markets become increasingly localised, investing in training and skills development for the local\u202fworkforce\u202fwill become ever more important, helping ensure the industry can deliver the homes, infrastructure and retrofit programme expected of it.<\/p>\n<p>If fewer workers are willing to relocate or travel, construction employers are likely to place greater emphasis on developing local skills to meet workforce needs.<\/p>\n<p>Bryer said: \u201cWe&#8217;re already working towards this at CITB, having established partnerships with Mayoral Strategic Authorities and regional leaders to better understand local labour market needs and support action plans aligned to regional priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis work has helped strengthen relationships between employers, training providers and local decision-makers, creating a stronger foundation for addressing emerging skills challenges at a local level.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction workers are becoming less willing to travel long distances for employment, highlighting the need to develop localised workforces to support local employers with their training and skills strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":164644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[624,173155,173172,660,596],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-164643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hr-skills-news","8":"tag-citb","9":"tag-devolution","10":"tag-local-authorities","11":"tag-skills-shortage","12":"tag-training"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Construction skills strategies must become more place-based<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Construction workers are less willing to travel long distances, highlighting the need to develop localised workforces to support employers with skills\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-skills-strategies-must-become-more-place-based-says-citb\/164643\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Construction skills strategies must become more place-based, says CITB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construction workers are less willing to travel long distances, highlighting the need to develop localised workforces to support employers with skills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-skills-strategies-must-become-more-place-based-says-citb\/164643\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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