Youth Misspent: Building futures – the future workforce of the construction sector

This latest episode takes a closer look at the construction sector, delving into its challenges, such as its continued struggle with acute skills shortages, an aging workforce and a need for more diversity as well as looking at the solutions and what kind of career opportunities the sector can offer young people in the UK.  

 In this episode, Andy is joined by: 

• Andy Rayner, Director of Apprenticeship and Early Careers, Travis Perkins
• Kate Buxton, Mentor at Volunteer It Yourself
• Stephen Cole, Senior Customer Engagement Manager at CITB 
• Kaitlin and Demi, two young women who have been supported in the early stages of their careers through a construction programme with Employability Solutions and Volunteer It Yourself

For further information about the material quoted in this episode visit:  

• Youth Misspent
• Levying Up: Delivering sustainable skills
• Go Construct 
• Apprenticeship Levy Pledge
• Timewise Construction Pioneers Programme
• Construction Leadership Council
• City & Guilds social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

Chapters

• 2:16 Welcome
• 2:24 Panel introductions
• 3:48 The biggest myths about working in construction
• 8:59 What can be done to improve diversity in the construction sector?
• 22:26 Making young people from all walks of life aware of the wide range of careers available in construction
• 32:28 Equipping the skills system in order to meet the sector's green skills requirement
• 40:45 If I had a magic wand, I would...