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While there are challenges ahead for the sector which is set to grow by a quarter of million workers in the next four years, the construction industry will provide more opportunities for British workers, as the number of migrant workers falls, CITB<\/a>\u2019s annual Migration Survey showed<\/h2>\n

Among the findings, 41% of employers will look to increase the skills of British workers, almost a third (30%) will provide more permanent jobs for Brits, a quarter (24%) will increase minimum salaries, and 16% will look to take on more local apprentices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While employers reported a fall in the number of migrant employees<\/a>, there was a rise in the number of self-employed migrants working for the industry.<\/p>\n

While only 16% of companies expect that issues with migrant workers not remaining in the UK will impact their firm, almost three-quarters (72%) expect it to impact on the sector, with a quarter (27%) anticipating a serious impact.<\/p>\n

Supporting the sector<\/h3>\n

CITB will support the sector in meeting the challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit<\/a> with investments over the next five years including 28,000 taster experiences of construction, 19,000 on-site experiences to help prepare students, working with Government on a new construction traineeship<\/a> to get more FE learners into jobs and apprenticeships and increasing the number of apprentices completing their training.<\/p>\n

While the report showed that most employers reported no change in their number of migrant workers over the last year, 13% reported a fall in employing them, and only 2% a rise.<\/p>\n

The largest fall (41%) was among those employing non-UK workers indirectly (ie. self-employed). Just over a tenth of the construction workforce are migrants, with the proportion falling from 10.7% in 2018 to 10.2% \u2013 a drop of about 5% in two years \u2013 with most coming from the EU.<\/p>\n

The number of employers dependent on migrant workers has fallen slightly (from 15% in 2019 to 13%). While those directly employing migrants (ie. as staff) fell by 11%, the number of firms indirectly employing migrants rose by the same number.<\/p>\n

One concerning trend was the lack of understanding among companies of how post-Brexit<\/a> settlement empowers them to retain staff, with less than one in ten (9%) saying they understood it well.<\/p>\n

The chief reasons for this included a primary focus on Covid-19, the belief that their firm will not suffer due to a low number of migrant workers, and waiting for further clarity on Brexit and preparing to act afterwards.<\/p>\n

A ‘critical time’<\/h3>\n

Steve Radley, director of strategy and policy at CITB, said: \u201cConstruction faces a number of challenges over the next few years, among them declining numbers of migrant workers, as Covid has seen more workers leave the country and with a new tighter migration system.<\/p>\n

“Employers expect to provide more jobs for British workers but for some occupations and employers, this is already proving challenging with order books growing, particularly in housing and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government has made some important commitments such as reforming FE, introducing construction traineeships and increasing access to unused apprenticeship levy funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s vital that we work together to ensure these deliver the skills construction needs. It\u2019s also critical that employers understand the new points-based system<\/a> and have confidence it will respond quickly where there are pressures on key skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

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