What causes a labour shortage?

How can the construction industry get more labourers

Employment agencies should better utilise the workers they have by allowing older workers to have more of a mentoring role on the young

The construction has an urgent need to invest in upcoming young workers and what better way to learn than from the people who have done construction their whole lives?

Retiring labourers will be required to transfer knowledge and skills to younger workers in the industry as a way to invest in the future of construction

the construction industry currently does not have enough investing in development of the young and with an abundance of knowledge from the old it would be a shame to let this opportunity go untaken. As well as teaching the skills of construction, more young people also need to be interested in the industry instead of thinking of it as just hard hats and high vis clothing.

Its clear to see from these figures not enough young people are interested in the industry and with better investment in transferring of skills you may see higher numbers of youngsters interested in the industry

How to get young people into construction?

As the need for labourers continues to grow we are finding less and less people willing to do the work. Its now becoming more evident the UK needs to invest in youth if it wishes to avoid even more issues in the future.

Young people no want easier jobs and care less about manual labour, its seen as more beneficial to go to Uni or have opportunities to learn through apprenticeship schemes.

it is currently possible to get apprenticeships in construction but it seems not enough investment is being put into it. Construction is perceived in a bad light and the government needs to invest in changing public perception of what it means to work in construction.

One big factor in the recruitment pool is male workers dominating the industry, this makes pursuing a career as a labourer a lot more difficult for female workers. Schools should work with the government to assure a positive view of the industry is made for boys and girls across the UK.

Having more females available for work would massively increase the total number of workers.

Other problems like long hours and poor pay would also help attract more workers if improved. we may see a climb in labour rates in the future as labourers become more scarce.

To conclude

There are many factors influencing the drop in Labour workers across the UK and it is important to see better youth and gender development being enforced by government policies, construction groups and by changing peoples current perception of the business.

More room for letting the old coach the young would be ideal for nurturing a new generation of workers excited for construction. The future of construction will have to be influenced by the teaching available for the young so focus on future development for be a concern for all people with a stake in construction.