Modelling the Construction Industry Labour Market

Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE)

Loughborough University

The UK construction sector needs a well trained workforce capable of delivering a low carbon future. Achieving this requires an understanding of the skills required by companies both now and in the future. This industry-based doctoral studentship, a partnership between Loughborough University and CITB (a partner in ConstructionSkills the Sector Skills Council for Construction) aims to better inform demand and supply side forecasts for skills policy making. It offers an excellent opportunity for the successful applicant to conduct applied labour market research within an industry setting, and to generate outputs with immediate downstream application and policy influence.

 Research Project Aims and Objectives

CITB is seeking to enhance understanding of the construction sectors labour supply side activity, specifically, the level and detail of training provision in the UK and how this maps on to demand side requirements. This information will provide an informed view of the adequacy and sufficiency of skills provision as part of the Sector Skills Council footprint and will inform overall decision making linked to the provision of construction?related training across the UK.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS’ HEAD OFFICE IN BIRCHAM NEWTON, NORFOLK WHILST ALSO ATTENDING LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY AS REQUIRED.

For further details please visit www.cice.org.uk or Click Here to Apply Online

For an informal discussion contact Professor Andrew Dainty a.r.j.dainty@lboro.ac.uk