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Foreign labour set to rise
00:00 08 Aug 2001
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by John d'Arcy
There is an increased likelihood that this country's site skill needs will in future be met by labour and companies coming from outside the UK, according to David Edwards, chief executive of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).
In the ECITB's latest annual report, Edwards says the sector continues to experience serious difficulties in recruiting skilled workers. This is attributed in part to the poor image of construction as a whole and partly to growing competition between sectors for the best young recruits.
Engineering construction sites still face a severe manpower problem caused by an ageing workforce.
However, the training board reports encouraging progress in curbing the trainee dropout rate. The number of apprentices successfully completing their training is said to be in excess of 75%, compared to a national average of 35%.
There is an increased likelihood that this country's site skill needs will in future be met by labour and companies coming from outside the UK, according to David Edwards, chief executive of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).
In the ECITB's latest annual report, Edwards says the sector continues to experience serious difficulties in recruiting skilled workers. This is attributed in part to the poor image of construction as a whole and partly to growing competition between sectors for the best young recruits.
Engineering construction sites still face a severe manpower problem caused by an ageing workforce.
However, the training board reports encouraging progress in curbing the trainee dropout rate. The number of apprentices successfully completing their training is said to be in excess of 75%, compared to a national average of 35%.
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