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An ambitious new partnership between the government and the construction industry , has been announced by the Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark , in a speech to the Northern Powerhouse Summit in Newcastle .
With almost half of the economy reliant on the built environment and the services it enables , the government is bringing together the construction , manufacturing , energy and digital sectors to deliver innovative approaches that improve productivity
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in construction and accelerate a shift to building safer , healthier and more affordable places to live and learn that use less energy .
The Construction Sector Deal will deliver :
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Smart construction The £ 420 million joint investment aims to transform construction productivity by driving the development of new innovative construction materials and techniques which will speed up building time , reduce disruption and ensure the homes , workplaces and public buildings of the |
future are more energy efficient . The deal will support the development of affordable , easy to construct homes , schools and other buildings which can be quickly and sustainably manufactured offsite , then assembled where and when needed .
Helping families save money
As buildings account for around 30 % of the UK ’ s emissions , this Sector Deal will also help put the UK at the forefront of the global clean growth shift towards cleaner , more efficient
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construction . The government ’ s Buildings Mission announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge , set the objective of at least halving the energy use of new buildings by 2030 .
Future construction skills
As part of the deal , the government will work with the Construction Industry Training Board ( CITB ) to ensure a strategic focus on future skills needs and increase significantly the number of approved apprenticeships
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standards . With a third of the industry ’ s 3 million workers aged over 50 , the Construction Sector Deal includes £ 34 million for expanding innovative construction training programmes across the country to up-skill the existing workforce and a commitment to increase the number of apprenticeship starts to 25,000 by 2020 . Government will work with industry to prepare for implementation of new construction T Levels by supporting the sector to offer high quality construction industry placements . |
Industrial Strategy
The government ’ s modern Industrial Strategy sets out how the government is building an economy fit for the future , and how we will help businesses create better , higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK with investment in skills , industries and infrastructure . Underpinning the strategy are four Grand Challenges reflecting global trends that will shape the future and represent industries where the UK has an edge : artificial intelligence and the data economy ; clean growth ; healthy ageing ; and the future of mobility .
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