ConstructED is the latest Challenge Paper from Age Irrelevance

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Construction is losing people faster than it can replace them. Apprenticeship completion rates remain fragile, productivity growth has stalled, and a significant proportion of the workforce is approaching state pension age. The average age of a construction professional now exceeds 45, rising higher still in many critical trades. Without intervention, decades of institutional, technical, and safety-critical knowledge will be lost at precisely the moment demand is accelerating through housing delivery, infrastructure renewal, and the transition to net zero.​

 

As Charles Allen, Lord Allen of Kensington CBE says:

 

"There is no single answer to the skills challenge facing construction. However, innovative ideas that encourage knowledge transfer and support multi‑generational teams are an important part of the wider conversation"