Housing associations and local authorities are being urged to use retrofit procurement as a tool to create local jobs and address green skills shortage.

A new training programme has been launched to promote green skills and support housing retrofit demand.

The City of London Corporation’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce has launched its new industry pledge to help support the recruitment and retention of young and diverse people in ‘green jobs’.

Building construction’s green workforce will require a collective effort

The launch of the new training facilities will help to “serve the needs” of the local community

The Skyline Skills Hub will promote best practice for green skills in the City

The Chartered Institute of Building has signed up for a campaign highlighting the lack of green-skilled workers in industries like construction.

Nitesh Patel explains how fluctuating wages and construction’s acute skills shortage impact material prices.