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A review of recent developments in construction operative training in the UK

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Future skill requirements and training initiatives designed to meet them, are highly topical issues in the construction industry. The pace of change affecting the structure of training generally has created considerable confusion among employers in the construction industry. In the mind of the average employer there is still uncertainty about the nature and value of competence-based qualifications (NVQs) which are still at a relatively early stage of implementation. Training provision has been decimated by the effects of the recession. The range of options for training routes has become more complex due to continuing government initiatives and frequent changes in funding policy. This paper traces the prevailing trends in the provision of craft training in the UK construction industry, highlighting the fragmentation of funding arrangements and its effects on the structure of training. First, recent developments in government policy for youth training in the UK in general are reviewed. Second, formalized training procedures and the roles of the different training organizations in the construction industry are discussed. This forms an important backdrop for understanding issues affecting the introduction of new vocational qualifications. Finally, the aims, objectives and key characteristics of these qualifications are presented. Factors that have constrained the implementation and delivery of the new qualifications are identified also.

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  • Andrew Agapiou, 1998. "A review of recent developments in construction operative training in the UK," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(5), pages 511-520.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:16:y:1998:i:5:p:511-520
    DOI: 10.1080/014461998372051
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    2. Hilary Steedman & Julia Hawkins, 1994. "Shifting Foundations: the Impact of NVQs on Youth Training for the Building Trades," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 149(1), pages 93-102, August.
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    1. Phillip Toner, 2008. "Survival and Decline of the Apprenticeship System in the Australian and UK Construction Industries," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(3), pages 431-438, September.
    2. Andrew Dainty & Stephen Ison & Geoffrey Briscoe, 2005. "The construction labour market skills crisis: the perspective of small-medium-sized firms," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(4), pages 387-398.
    3. M. Muya & A. D. F. Price & F. T. Edum-Fotwe, 2006. "Overview of funding for construction craft skills training in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of Zambia," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 197-208.

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