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What is the problem? It is no surprise that the UK construction industry has been experiencing prolonged skills and personnel shortages which has resulted in cost increases, reduced productivity and declined interest from younger generation to fill the gaps. While this problem is not new it has in 2020 hit new heights in shortfall of skills which has not been seen since the recession of 2007. This problem is only expected to get worse over coming months and years. According Office for National Statistics (ONS) the demand for skills is outstripped supply significantly in 2020. This is also in sharp contrast from government efforts to build 300,000 new homes every year in England alone and continue to spend on new major infrastructure projects. With an ageing workforce and a dwindling pipeline of skilled young workers to date, about a quarter of all construction industry vacancies cannot be adequately or permanently filled, because employers are unable to recruit staff with the right skills, qualifications or experience. How can we make a start in resolving it? Employers need to start thinking strategically to support long term growth of the businesses by digitising, investing and encouraging the workforce to develop lateral industry specific knowledge and skills alongside soft skills such as technology, communications, management and problem solving. To ensure that upskilling, reskilling and lateral skilling initiatives meet the needs of the entire industry, there needs to be joined up thinking and collaboration between professional membership trade bodies and industry training providers to ensure high quality and relevant training is easily accessible and available. We at MyProPass are playing a key part in skills and digitisation agenda by providing professionals with a free and secure portal where they can search for training, CPDs, skills and events while ensuring the knowledge is captured as digital certificates which can be used and shared to find new opportunities and career pathways.