Building a Stronger Future: Tackling the Skills Shortage in Norfolk

Event Description: Join us for a panel event focused on addressing one of the most pressing challenges in Norfolk's construction industry: the skills shortage. Building a Stronger Future brings together industry leaders and educators to explore collaborative strategies for developing a skilled workforce that meets the needs of the construction sector.

What Do Employers Want from Educators and Vice Versa?
Delve into the expectations and requirements from both sides, understanding the critical skills employers need and how educational institutions can align their curricula to meet these demands.

Collaboration for a Better Future:
Discover innovative ways employers and educators can work together to build a pipeline of talent that supports long-term growth and sustainability in Norfolk’s construction industry.

Panel Discussion:
Hear from a distinguished panel of experts who will share their insights on the skills gap, the future of construction education, and the role of collaboration in overcoming these challenges.

Interactive Q&A Session:
Engage directly with our speakers and contribute to the discussion by raising your questions and sharing your perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry.

Networking Opportunities:
Connect with peers, industry leaders, and educators to build relationships and explore potential partnerships that can drive forward the construction workforce of tomorrow.

Who Should Attend?

Construction industry professionals, educational institutions and training providers, employers, policymakers, students, CITB, local authority, chamber of commerce and anyone interested in the future of Norfolk’s construction industry

Agenda:

• 11:30 Registration, teas and coffee
• 11:45 Presentations then Q & A
• 13:15 Lunch and networking
• 14:30 Finish

To ensure you are catered for on the day, please book your place through the website.

Sarah Laing

Member Services and Events Coordinator - Eastern

[email protected]

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.

Mark started his career as a Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Builder, working as a Senior Estimator and Surveyor.

He has taught in both further and higher education and is now Acting Head of School, although he currently maintains his teaching responsibility in specialist Quantity Surveying areas.

Mark seeks to use his previous professional experience in providing a realistic and stimulating educational experience and preparing students for a fruitful career in the built environment.

He seeks to maintain links between academia and professional practice in order to make sure that everything that is done within the School is realistic and at the cutting-edge of professional practice.

Host or Publisher CIOB Norwich