Chartered Institute of Building - Skills Shortages Confirmed in
UK Construction
The Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) annual
skills shortage survey has revealed that 77% of
respondents had problems recruiting during 2006.
The sample consisted of 623 respondents across the UK,
96 percent of which were members of the CIOB and
currently working at the management level within the
built environment.
The results support other existing data that there is a
significant skills shortage in the UK construction
industry. 72 percent of respondents expected that demand
for construction would increase over the coming year and
that they would not be able to recruit enough skilled
workers to meet it. 68 percent felt that the existing
workforce was not sufficiently skilled.
Recruitment difficulties were reported at all levels in
the industry but the greatest problems were reported at
both management and at craft/trade levels. The reasons
given for this were varied but most commonly respondents
felt that the construction industry was simply not
attractive enough to potential recruits.
The survey also looked at issues of migrant workers in
the industry. 91percent of respondents felt that the
numbers of migrant workers in the industry had increased
during 2006, and that the bulk of these workers came
from Eastern Europe.
The results suggest that migrant workers might not be
plugging the skills gap in the area that needs them the
most. Migrant workers were reported to be most commonly
found among labourers where recruitment appears to be
less of an issue; and were perceived as very rare among
senior management where recruitment is seen as very
difficult. However, this is not the case at craft and
trade level where recruitment is seen as very difficult
but migrant workers are common according to respondents.
Michael Brown CIOB deputy chief executive said, "A
combination of small numbers leaving university and a
buoyant global construction industry have both been
factors in the skills shortages we now see. We believe
that the recruitment of non-cognate graduates is
fundamental to plugging the gap and growing the
industry. If we also exploit young people's potential by
giving them meaningful responsibility in their careers
this would aid both retention and development. It is
relatively easy to import migrant workers at craft or
supervisory levels locally, from Eastern Europe, but
considerably more difficult to recruit senior managers.”
Email:
stownsend@ciob.org.uk
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