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Found 115 research reports. Research reports are sorted with the most recent first.

Careers in Construction 2024

This latest Careers in Construction research builds on our evidence-base that, informs our strategy, and underpins industry’s skills planning. The research draws information from a large number and wi...

Workforce Mobility and Skills in the UK Construction Sector 2022

CITB commissioned BMG Research to undertake the 2022 Construction Workforce Mobility Survey, which builds on previous surveys conducted in 2018/2019, 2015, 2012, 2007, and 2005. Face-to-face intervi...

Migration and UK Construction June 2023

Rethinking Recruitment

This comprehensive study on new approaches to recruitment in the construction industry, highlights the opportunities for industry to increase the number and diversity of the individuals it recruits. A...

Skills and Training in the Construction Industry 2021

CITB commissioned its seventh skills and training survey in 2021 to determine skill needs and training practices for the construction industry. It looked at both self-employed individuals and employer...

Construction apprenticeships. Challenges. Opportunities. Support. A CITB analysis

This paper highlights the opportunities and challenges of increasing apprenticeship starts in England, Scotland and Wales. It draws on a range of research and demonstrates how important apprentices ar...

Best practice review: employment pathways into the construction industry for underrepresented groups

CITB commissioned this rapid evidence assessment as part of the Pathways into Construction Commission, which aims to connect employers with people who do not traditionally enter construction.

Migration and UK Construction 2021

The end of EU freedom of movement and the introduction of a new Points Based Immigration System was always going to be a challenge for the construction industry. CITB’s 5th study on Migration in the U...

Migration in the UK construction and built environment sector

The construction industry will face skills shortages in some key areas if employers can’t access migrant workers through the new Points Based Immigration System (PBIS), established in the wake of the ...

Learning to earning: Increasing FE learners into Construction

We have carried out this research to better understand the barriers to FE learners joining the construction industry and to outline potential solutions. Through this research we present new evidence ...