Recommendation 64

However, we are yet to be convinced that this alone will be enough. As the Government itself has acknowledged, the construction sector will be instrumental in meeting wider Government commitments. Recruiting new talent is essential but training takes time and, in the interim, the existing workforce is already overstretched but expected to increase output. We are concerned as to whether the Government has adequately demonstrated that the existing and future construction workforce will have the full range of skills needed to meet housing and environment targets. These skills include the ability to work with new materials, install a range of technologies, maximise the productivity of brownfield sites, use the latest digital tools, and have the knowledge and skills to interact with planning professionals and ecologists. (Conclusion, Paragraph 217)