CEA event to tackle UK construction equipment sector skills shortage

The CEA (7474 Construction Equipment Association) will be holding its half-yearly conference - Skills for Profit Day - Tools to Bridge the Skills Gap on Wednesday 25 March at 10am at  Woodland Grange Conference Centre, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, central England.

This CEA event is for the UK construction equipment industry to get to grips with the challenge of its skills shortage. CEA chief executive Rob Oliver said: “Our 2014 Sector Study showed that most companies had recruitment and skills issues. The conference will look at the supply side – the education pipeline of potential recruits. It will examine the demand side - where the skills gaps are – and what you can do about it. And it will focus on upskilling, and opportunities for outsourcing.”

The CEA team aim to provide enough information and ideas to give businesses the tool kit for bridging their skills gap. The event is aimed at directors and managers serving the construction equipment sector  and their colleagues from HR, and also education professionals seeking an insight into sector requirements.

The conference will be moderated by Nick Higham, national TV news correspondent. Confirmed speakers and panellists include Professor Simon Hodgson, president of the Engineering Professors’ Council and dean of the School of Science and Engineering, Teesside University; Dr Colin Brown, engineering director, Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Welford, chief global strategy officer, Tata Technologies Ltd; and Christian Warden, programme director, Engineering Skills Service, EEF.