▲ ECITB project management competition , January 2023

‘ Leading Industry Learning ,’ which focuses on broadening the industry by attracting individuals who have traditionally been excluded from engineering construction jobs .

“ The industry has recruited workers from the same areas and backgrounds of society for too long . This limits the numbers of people coming into industry and the opportunity for creative thinking in project delivery . We need to increase the diversity of the industry , be flexible in how we employ people and start recruiting from hitherto harder-to-reach areas of society ,”

Andy states . “ For instance , we are currently training ex-offenders in various skills as part of a pilot scheme in Teesside . We have also partnered with schools and other educational facilities to educate younger generations on engineering construction , and debunk traditional perceptions of the industry as male only ,

dirty and not environmentally friendly .

“ What we need to do next is focus on encouraging and supporting organisations to prepare for projects well in advance . In other words , we must work with businesses to start skills intervention and training ahead of winning contracts .

So , the answer is more skilled individuals

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