Where work is going
Construction
Construction remains one of the most accessible routes into skilled work — and it is changing, with digital construction methods arriving on site. This pathway explores routes that combine the sector's openness with where it is heading.
Industry area we're exploring — pathway in development
Why this area.
Construction already offers some of the strongest second-chance employment routes in the UK. The opportunity is to deepen them: not just labouring roles, but technical and digital construction skills that carry a career.
Skills in this pathway
- Technical skills
- Digital construction
- Infrastructure
What a pathway could look like.
Step 1
Understand demand
Work with contractors on the technical and digital skills they struggle to find.
Step 2
Shape the skills
Preparation from site readiness through to digital construction fundamentals.
Step 3
Build the bridge
Site introductions and employer relationships built before release or referral.
Step 4
Open the route
Employment and apprenticeships, with the 30/90/180-day support Nextroute pathways carry.
To be clear: this is an industry area Nextroute is exploring, not an active programme with employer partners behind it. If you work in construction — as an employer, training provider or funder — your interest is what moves it from exploration to pathway.
Help turn this exploration into a pathway.
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