Clearview Midlands September 2014 - Issue 154 | Page 29

INDUSTRYNEWS

University
addresses
construction
industry skills
shortage

The Next Generation of

Coloured Frames

A shortage of problem-solving skills in
the construction industry is preventing
professionals from advancing within
their careers, prompting a new
initiative between Birmingham City
University and Mott MacDonald Ltd.
Starting in September, the
University and the global
engineering, management and
development consultants are
pioneering a new approach
to develop the ‘softer skills’
considered to be in short
supply across the construction
industry.
Birmingham City University’s
Professor Nick Morton said:
“Students securing places at
the University’s School of the
Built Environment will have
the opportunity to gain direct
experience of both construction
and people skills with Mott
MacDonald in Birmingham’s
projects