Digital Upskilling Training Trends in the Built Environment
Lucy Davies, Director at 2 Counties Construction, discusses the current trends in digital upskilling and training for the workforce in the built environment. She highlights a major concern: apprentices are not receiving digital modules in college, placing the full emphasis on the employer to ensure they are digitally skilled. Lucy suggests that educational frameworks must integrate digital competency and awareness, as it is essential even for tradespeople entering the sector. Furthermore, she shares how 2 Counties Construction has recently invested in full-spectrum project management software to streamline workflows. This technology allows all stakeholders, including clients and architects, to have access to project information. On-site staff have embraced this tool fantastically, using it to upload daily photos and track variations, providing a nice digital diary of their work and proving their capacity for digital upskilling.
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