ConstructionSkills commissioned BMRB to undertake a survey of construction workers to provide reliable data on the nature of the workforce in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) with regard to their competence/qualification levels and the extent of occupational and geographic mobility within the workforce.
This report presents the overall findings of the survey and the findings by nation/region are reported in detail in 13 region specific reports. A separate technical appendix is available, which includes a full technical report and a copy of the questionnaire used. Where available, results from the 2007 survey have been compared with those from similarprevious research conducted by IFF Research in 2004.