Davie Carns is CEO of NIS Group, a leading provider of vocational training and employment services for individuals and business in construction, rail and civil engineering.
He reflects on this morning’s election result and why investment in construction has to be front and centre of Labour’s approach.
“Infrastructure, house building, maintenance and repair – these are all huge opportunities for growth for the new Government.
“We would like to see an early statement of intent from Labour to commit to investment in infrastructure and supporting the construction industry.
“But this means tackling the skills challenge in this vitally important sector. A report this week by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) forecasts that, in order to stand still on the current pipeline of projects, a further 251,000 extra workers will be needed by 2028 in an industry already employing over 2.5million people.
“NIS Group stands ready to continue playing our part, supporting the construction industry, supporting local communities by providing local jobs and supporting the Government in seeking to grasp these opportunities for growth.”
Davie Carns, CEO of NIS Group, a leading provider of vocational training and employment services for individuals and business in construction, rail and civil engineering.
