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Published

12th July 2026

Knowledge Type

Report

Organisation

, National Audit Office

Increasing construction skills

This National Audit Office report examines the government’s construction skills package, introduced to support the delivery of housing, infrastructure and retrofit commitments in England. It explores the scale of current and future construction workforce demand, the initiatives included within the £625 million package, and the arrangements for delivering and overseeing the programme. The report also considers the challenges facing skills provision, employer engagement and workforce planning across the construction sector.