A survey of over 1,100 people across the sector revealed that key barriers to young people pursuing a career in construction are:

1. dirty job (23%)
2. lack of careers advice (19%)
3. too male-dominated (15%)

The main barriers to people’s own advancement in construction were:

1. lack of training support from their employer (18%)
2. poor careers advice (18%)
3. lack of funding (17%).

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