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Chartered Institute of Building

Address: Englemere, Kings Ride
Ascot

Postcode: SL5 7TB

Telephone: +44 1344 630 774

Fax: 01344 630770

Website: www.ciob.org.uk,

The Chartered Institute of Building is the leading professional body for construction professionals around the world.

The Chartered Institute of Building is the leading professional body for construction professionals around the world. With 42,000 members, the Chartered Institute of Building is involved in education, vocational qualifications, research and actively promotes the highest professional standards in construction worldwide.

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With over 42,000 members the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is the international voice of the building professional, representing an unequalled body of knowledge concerning the management of the total building process. CIOB members are skilled managers and professionals with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards. Chartered Member status, represented by the designations MCIOB and FCIOB, is recognised internationally as the mark of a true professional in the construction industry. With its increasing international membership and growing profile in the UK, the CIOB is making a hugely influential contribution to one of the world's most important industries.

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The CIOB is famed within national and trade press outlets for providing research on key topics that affect the construction industry. These reports lead debate and progress change in the construction industry.

Over the last 18 months the CIOB has produced research on ‘Sustainability in construction’, ‘Skills shortages in the UK construction industry’, ‘Innovation in construction’, ‘Corruption in UK construction’, ‘Occupational health in construction’ and many other reports. These can all be found at www.ciob.org.uk/resources/research.

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Skills shortages in UK construction set to worsen

The findings in the latest skills survey by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) indicate that a shortage in skills will continue to be a challenge for the built environment, and one that will worsen as the demand for construction work increases.

Over 1200 managers and directors in construction, the majority working for large companies employing more than 500 people, took part in the CIOB research. The results show that people possessing crafts/trades, senior and middle management skills are highly sought after, yet migrant workers are mainly filling manual occupations.

Nine out of ten respondents believed the UK construction industry is currently suffering a skills shortage. 83% of respondents felt that recruiting senior management was difficult, and 84% regarded the recruitment of middle management as difficult in 2008. This represents an increase of 7% and 9% respectively compared to results from the CIOB’s skills survey in 2006.

Michael Brown CIOB deputy chief executive said, “Despite the current credit crunch, 70% of the respondents believe that there will be an increase in construction demand in 2008 together with a worsening supply of middle and senior management. The shortage of professionals and managers within the industry is reflected in many parts of the world. Areas such as the Middle East will be a continuing draw for UK talent exacerbating the situation in the UK.”