The government has announced a renewed skills drive to help deliver its ambitious housing reforms, published earlier this week. Housing minister Yvette Cooper announced an £8bn programme of investment for affordable housing to meet prime minister Gordon Brown's recent announcement of creating three million more homes by 2020. The Departments of Innovation, Universities and Skills Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Communities and Local Government and Children, Schools and Families, are joining forces to ensure the skills system can support housing growth. This will include work to boost the number of apprentices in England, and exploring a new employment and skills approach with the industry. Skills gaps in the construction industry are particularly acute, particularly in professional disciplines such as project management and design. The government will also explore whether it needs to focus on skills development to support the drive towards jobs specialising...

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