The Brownfield Skills Strategy aims to boost skills that will ensure the effective and efficient reuse of brownfield land.
The Government aims to build 3 million new homes by 2020, with at least 60% to be built on redeveloped brownfield sites.
Our research has shown that by 2012 there could be a minimum workforce shortfall of 75%, or 680,000 workers, engaged in brownfield development, including 300,000 engineers and developers and 140,000 surveyors.
The Brownfield Skills Strategy aims to boost skills that will ensure the effective and efficient reuse of brownfield land.
The Government aims to build 3 million new homes by 2020, with at least 60% to be built on redeveloped brownfield sites.
Our research has shown that by 2012 there could be a minimum workforce shortfall of 75%, or 680,000 workers, engaged in brownfield development, including 300,000 engineers and developers and 140,000 surveyors.
The Evidence Base
In 2007, we carried out detailed research and analysis with English Partnerships, which informed the development of the Brownfield Skills Strategy. It looked at:
Existing and anticipated skills gaps that could hinder or prevent the re-use of brownfield land
Current educational and training opportunities
Gaps in the provision and methods of training delivery and professional development accreditation.
Brownfield practitioners, accreditation bodies, public and private sector employers and national and regional skills bodies were invited to take part in the research needed to develop the strategy, through online surveys, workshops and case studies.
You can download the Evidence Base report (which contains the research findings) and Annex 8 data (Contaminated Land Officer questionnaire) - they are listed to the right.
How do I find out more?
The Brownfield Skills Strategy is one strand of the National Brownfield Strategy.
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