The Update to the Report on the Analysis of Skills for Residential Construction & - Retrofitting 2023-2030 has been launched highlighting the productivity dividend from the expansion of Modern Methods of Construction.
The Report contains detailed forecasts of the skills required to deliver an annual average of 50,000 new homes and retrofit an annual average of over 63,000 existing older homes over the period 2024 – 2030.
Some of the key findings of the report include:
Initiatives to increase skills and sectoral capacity are a major feature of Housing for All. This focus will continue and is now more crucial than ever as we look to increase our ambition under the Plan.
Addressing the Construction Sector Skills Forum at Trinity CollegeMinister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD said
“The Government is scaling up its ambition under the Housing for All Plan.
“And there has been incredible success already, with construction commenced on over 49,000 new homes in the twelve months to end-August, and new build completions expected to increase significantly towards the end of 2024.
“However, we are acutely aware that there are significant challenges ahead of us, not least the demand for tens of thousands of additional skilled workers by 2030 so we can increase our ambitions.
“And what this report makes abundantly clear is that the widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Construction is key to addressing the housing needs of our growing country.
“This will demand enthusiastic buy in from the construction sector, but it will also require my Department and partners in Government to implement a comprehensive strategy to deliver the skilled workers the industry needs to make the necessary changes.
“On foot of this report, an updated action plan for the tertiary education system is being developed by my Department, while we are also investing record sums in apprenticeships, building an MMC Demonstration Park at Mount Lucas, and Skillnet Ireland are developing the ‘Skillnet MMC Accelerate’ platform to showcase MMC projects.
“Complementary to these activities, and indeed to this Report, my Department is also developing an Action Plan in response to the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs’ July report, Skills for Modern Methods of Construction - An Assessment of the Current and Future Skills Requirements for the Transition to Modern Methods of Construction.
“There is much more Government and industry are doing, and of course still need to do, in order meet the challenge of housing in this country, but we know that if we are innovative and collaborative in our approach, we will continue to increase delivery in the years ahead.”
To read the full report, go to An Update to the Report on the Analysis of Skills for Residential Construction and Retrofitting .
