“But let’s not forget, we’ve been here before. We should embrace these policies, challenge and inform them where they are lacking, and create a lasting shift that turns words into action. Let’s see what 2025 holds…”

New initiatives, and there have been many, fall over because of the basic lack of quality on the job training placements, where people can gain the necessary experience to qualify in their chosen trade. Learning theory, work shop training and two weeks worth of work experience does not cut it in the construction industry.