The UK building education recruitment crisis: a call for action
Series: Construction Management and Economics ; 21(7) October 2003, 767-775(9)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: This paper presents an analysis of application and admissions data to UK higher education courses over a six-year period. The results reveal a significant decline in the number of graduates applying for and accepting places on building degree courses during the analysis period despite increased micro-economic activity. The number of women graduates has remained fairly constant over this period. Concludes that industry practitioners, professional bodies and universities should embark upon a collaborative, immediate and sustained promotional campaign if they are to avoid severe recruitment difficulties in the future. Graphs, tables and references. [Adapted from journal abstract].| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS67248 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 124472-1001 |
This paper presents an analysis of application and admissions data to UK higher education courses over a six-year period. The results reveal a significant decline in the number of graduates applying for and accepting places on building degree courses during the analysis period despite increased micro-economic activity. The number of women graduates has remained fairly constant over this period. Concludes that industry practitioners, professional bodies and universities should embark upon a collaborative, immediate and sustained promotional campaign if they are to avoid severe recruitment difficulties in the future. Graphs, tables and references. [Adapted from journal abstract].