Working together to attract and develop the home building industry's talent
The Home Builders Federation is committed to supporting the home building industry to overcome challenges in attracting talent and developing skills within the workforce, and, in doing so, progressing the culture of the sector.
We developed the Home Building Skills Partnership to bring together home builders, the supply chain and key stakeholders to collaborate on initiatives and influence policy that leads to real change.
Collaborate and Share
We work with the home building industry to share best practice across attraction, recruitment and skills development.
Train to a standard
We are committed to ensuring the workforce is trained to a recognised standard and equipped with employable skills and experience.
Champion diversity and inclusion
We are dedicated to increasing the diversity of our workforce to improve the skills gaps and expand the breadth of thinking so home building is recognised for being inclusive and progressive.
Promote home building careers
We promote home building as a primary career choice, increasing awareness and understanding of the career paths and prospects, training and qualifications offer available.
Engage and support
We lead by example by committing to train all our recruits to the industry standards being developed for their roles, and actively support sub-contractors to do the same on an ongoing basis.
For every 10,000 new homes to be delivered, the home building industry needs approximately 30,000 new recruits, including:
Home Building Skills Sector Plan
Our Sector Plan draws from successive HBSP Business Plans, and is shaped by representatives across HBF membership, including six of the UK's largest home builders.
Our members continue to be influential in the design and application of the proposed activities, and have agreed several key priorities which this plan is centred around.
These priorities have been framed under three workstreams:
- Resolving productivity and labour shortages
- Future proofing skills and competence
- Attracting and developing an inclusive talent pipeline
Our work
We work closely with home builders, the supply chain companies and industry training bodies to address common challenges in recruiting and developing the workforce. Our focus stretches beyond traditional training and upskilling to include equality, diversity and inclusion, and employee wellbeing initiatives. This is delivered under two core workstreams: talent attraction and skills and development.
Talent attraction
Find out more about our latest initiatives and view key resources to attract an inclusive talent pipeline and tackle labour shortages.
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Skills and development
From free training for home builders and the supply chain to securing funding for training hubs, find out how we're helping to develop an inclusive workforce.
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The Home Builders Federation operates a broad range of working groups and committees to address issues of concern to the industry or a significant group of members. The HBF currently manages a number of groups specifically focused on addressing challenges and issues connected to attracting, developing and nurturing the workforce that are open for members to join.