The ECITB's strategy aims to support growth in the engineering construction industry by tackling the problem of labour shortages and skills gaps over the next three years.

According to the organisation's forecasts, 25,000 additional workers are needed for major projects, including those related to net zero, by 2026. The situation is expected to place employers in direct competition for labour needed to fulfil £650bn of infrastructure projects in the wider UK economy.

The UK government’s Energy Security Strategy - which aims to significantly increase. the country's energy generating capabilities - has put greater pressure on the industry to find the talent required to meet those goals. 

Published by the employer-led Board of the ECITB, the new strategy sets out a three-year plan, from 2023-25, to help bring talented new entrants with foundation skills into the industry as well as support ongoing training and the reskilling of workers moving...