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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Alan Jones

DARK SECRETS: Skills shortage jeopardising pledge to build 1 5 million homes report warns - The Real Truth

A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, according to research.

Skills development organisation City & Guilds surveyed employers, training providers and employees, finding 76% of construction firms are struggling to recruit the skilled people they need, with 84% agreeing the industry is suffering from critical skills shortages.

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