There’s so much talk about green skills, labour shortages and unlocking future growth as the UK catapults towards net zero targets. But what does it all mean? We know decarbonisation is a top priority for the housing sector but how do we link building homes and doing things differently to the world of work, addressing the skills gap and boosting education and learning for our communities?
We think the answer lies in partnerships and collaboration – what we see as the cornerstones of good social value.
Work, more importantly secure ‘quality’ employment paying a living wage, is consistently highlighted as a way out of poverty for many working age people. Seen as a way of alleviating many of the underlying challenges of food and fuel poverty it makes sense to get as many people living in, or at risk of severe financial hardship, into work.
Research from Learning and Workforce Institute shows there are over 1.7 million economically inactive people in the UK who say they want to work. With 63% of people in their 50s who left the workforce during the pandemic saying they would consider returning to employment.
