The organisation has a strategy for mitigating the shortage of skilled construction workers, which includes:

• Working with schools and colleges to highlight to young people, particularly groups that are currently under-represented, the benefits of working in construction and to encourage them to work in the industry
• Encouraging these institutions to run courses leading to relevant qualifications, including the Built Environment GCSE, should this be introduced
• Developing links with the nearest planned skills hub, which could be used both to improve the skills of the current workforce and as a source of potential new recruits
• Offering apprenticeships, ensuring that these include an effective training / learning element
• Setting up or expanding training programmes to develop skills for the long term, including the possibility of setting up academies with other housing associations
• Creating sustained demand for homes built using modern methods of construction, enabling suppliers to ramp up production, which will provide a more attractive working environment.