HM Treasury and The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP announced on 23 March that new training will help deliver 1.5 million homes which will transform communities and drive growth through the Plan for Change. New training will help deliver 1.5 million homes which will transform communities and drive growth through the Plan for Change.

·      Up to 60,000 more engineers, brickies, sparkies, and chippies to be trained by 2029, as Chancellor outlines how the government will train more workers to tackle skills shortages and inspire the next generation into the construction sector.

·      Reforms will get young people into well paid, high skilled, jobs in the construction sector by funding additional placements, establishing Technical Excellence Colleges, launching new foundation apprenticeships, and expanding Skills Bootcamps.

·      This injection of over £600 million over the next four years will also encourage experienced builders to help train and inspire the next generation.

It will be interesting so see if this training and plan to deliver new homes will also impact the manufacture and supply of adhesives and sealants, and other building materials which are needed to build the homes, in addition to the trained workers needed.