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'Large and persistent skills gaps': Construction bodies urge Chancellor for green skills support

Toby Hill
clock 23 February 2021 • 5 min read
The IPPR calls for new funding, legislation and regulatory powers to boost green skills in construction
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The IPPR calls for new funding, legislation and regulatory powers to boost green skills in construction

Construction industry leaders warn gap in green building skills threatens to undermine the UK's net zero transition

A lack of capacity in the construction sector combined with weaknesses in the UK's ailing skills system threatens to undermine the UK's efforts to reach net zero, a group of leading building industry figures...

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