Recommendations
This report demonstrates the scale of the challenge of meeting the demand for skilled workers to carry out the home improvement and repair work needed over the next decade.
To help to address this challenge, Checkatrade recommends that:
• The non-apprenticeship training courses that qualify for the Government's Growth and Skills Levy should include a range of trade and construction skills needed to address the skills gap. • SMEs and sole traders should be incentivised to take on an apprentice under the age of 25 with targeted grants to boost the number of young people starting a career in the trades. • To encourage lifelong learning and address changing skills needs, tradespeople should be supported with skills grants to upskill in the technologies needed to deliver the net zero transition. • To attract more young people into a well-paying trade career, schools and colleges should provide careers guidance on vocational opportunities as part of the curriculum.
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