“Investing in staff – your greatest asset – is a good move, even during challenging times when budgets are tight. There are numerous benefits to upskilling the workforce and hiring fresh construction talent.
The two biggest incentives are:
- The economy is forecast to improve faster than expected.
- Financial support for businesses of all sizes is available.
Investing in skills has multiple benefits not only for you but for new entrants, for your community and for industry. It will help industry tackle the skills challenge. Skills investment will also give you a greater chance of retaining staff and looking at new methods of working. It’s an opportunity to refresh and modernise. Forward-thinking and a resilient workforce is in all our interests.
On behalf of the organisations involved in this booklet I say this: we are here to support you. I hope you can work with us to turn challenge into opportunity.”