Better training
Stronger trades.
A brighter future.
The scale
of the challenge
The UK government wants to create
6.5 million houses by 2040.
6.5 million
houses by 2040
That's approximately
500,000 houses a year.
128,000
houses a year
The current rate
(2025).
5:2
Retirement to replacement
ratio of tradesmen.
1 million
people aged 16-24
The next generation is available - but not being fully trained.
Not sustainable
At the current rate and with current training methods, the building trade is not sustainable.
The workforce doesn't add up
The training challenge
In our experience, we don't deliver
trade ready people to sites. We typically have to train them from the ground up.
The incentive
isn't enough
The government incentive to take on
apprentices doesn't stack up when you
look at the time vs. money ratio.
The liability and responsibility of employing a young person into a mildly dangerous profession doesn't incentivise.
We at Rebuild Academy are starting
the conversation and inviting you to be
part of it. We can't do this alone -
the more people who are part of the
conversation, the more people can shape
how this works best for the industry.
Let's build a stronger
trade education system
in the UK.
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Perspective
Help shape
solutions
Support a stronger
future for trades
BETTER TRAINING / STRONGER TRADES / A BRIGHTER FUTURE