Opening doors

摘要

How can we inspire young people to join the construction sector? It's a big question, and an increasingly urgent one. For years, we've seen too many people leave the sector and too few young people queuing up to replace them. Access to labour from outside the UK after Brexit is a real concern - the tap may get turned off very quickly. We are in fierce competition to attract a limited pool of talent, and currently we in construction are losing to other industries that are making a better pitch to the next generation. A fellow Building contributor, KPMG's Richard Threlfall, wrote in these pages earlier this month (2 November, pages 24-25) that the construction industry requires a more joined-up approach to ensuring that it engages with young people across the country.