Overview
- The package is intended to train 60,000 additional construction workers to support the goal of delivering 1.5 million homes by the end of the current Parliament.
- The South West is allocated about £21 million, with Devon and Torbay set for over £3 million, and Cornwall and the West of England each receiving more than £9 million.
- Applications have opened for a new wave of Technical Excellence Colleges specialising in advanced manufacturing, clean energy, defence and digital skills, with openings scheduled from April 2026.
- T Level providers will receive £8.8 million for industry-standard equipment, and an FE Teacher Industry Exchange pilot will begin in January 2026 to bring construction professionals into classrooms.
- Industry voices have questioned the scale and coordination of the plan, warning that training must match real local vacancies and that competing projects could pull workers away from housebuilding.