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  • The Built Environment sector is Britain’s largest and employs 2.1 million workers (ConstructionSkills 2008).
  • The 2012 Olympic Games in London will require 20,000 construction workers to build Olympic Park, villages and Stratford City developments (London Development Agency 2008). 
  • It is estimated that £24 billion of construction work is being undertaken in London, with an additional £95 billion planned to start before 2016 (London Development Agency 2008). 
  • There are 800,000 people employed in the cleaning industry in the UK which contributes over £5 billion pounds to the UK economy (Asset Skills 2008).
  • One time brickie’s apprentice Trevor Hemmings increased his wealth to £1.03 billion in 2008 – moving him up to fourth place in this year’s City & Guilds Vocational Rich List.
  • The environmental and land-based businesses (such as landscape gardening) sector is worth in excess of £8.9 billion per annum and comprises 1 million employees and 500,000 volunteers (LANTRA 2008).

 

 

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Minister encourages people to 'Have a go' at new skills
Friday, August 05, 2011
Our Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert, saw for himself the wide variety of training opportunities in Wales during a visit to this year’s Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Visitors to the event could have a go at a number of skills...
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