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Demand and Supply

• Download the Project Brunel study into professional skills supply and demand. The study was published in early 2009. It combines existing reports, statistics and membership information with the nationwide survey that was undertaken as part of the study, the report gives an indication of demand and supply trends within the engineering, technical and planning (ETP) professions.

• IET's annual Skills report covers construction

• BIS Skills for Growth: read the executive summary and full report (November 2010).
  Read the profession's response to the original consultation.

• Wolf review of Vocational Education for 14-19 year olds (Department for Education March 2011)

• The engineering institutions grouping E4E is lobbying with a Briefing for Government coupled with an Operational Plan.

• View UKCES annual strategic audit of national skills.

• Engineering UK has a new report on Apprenticeships. Some worrying trends.

• CIC/Construction Skills have investigated the Impact of the Recession on Construction Professional Services

• MHA launches first National Skills highways training academy with Construction Skills.

Fair Access/ Diversity

• Read the Government report on Fair Access to the Professions (July 2009)

• Read the CIC Report on Diversity within the Construction Professions.

• A Report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
  The Report into Race Discrimination in the Construction Industry published on 31 July 2009 at www.equalityhumanrights.com, highlights the persistence of the representation of non-white ethnic minority workers in the Industry, despite causes and potential solutions having been identified at least 10 years ago. It identifies that this poses challenges both for the Industry and the Commission. The Report also points out that significant examples of good practice exist in the Industry and that positive steps are being taken to tackle under-representation.