Building Connections: Shaping the Future of Construction through Collaboration

Overview: This event is dedicated to identifying practical solutions to challenges facing the construction industry today, with a focus on pipeline, skills, and training issues. By fostering professional connections and mutual understanding between professionals and trades, we aim to advance industry standards and promote collaborative approaches.

The construction industry faces a range of challenges that require collaboration to overcome. Building Connections, delivered as part of BE-ST FEST, brings together representatives from across the sector to address key issues like skills shortages, project delays, and the conservation of existing and historic buildings.

This is your opportunity to connect, share insights, and explore practical solutions for a stronger, more resilient industry. How can we tackle skills and training gaps? How do we ensure our historic buildings are future-proofed? And how can we work together to drive lasting change?

Join us for a dynamic discussion, where your voice will help shape the future of construction. Whether you’re a tradesperson, architect, contractor, site manager, structural engineer, surveyor, or planner, this is your chance to explore real-world solutions.

Key Objectives:

· Addressing Industry Challenges: Explore collective approaches to tackle current issues in the construction industry.

· Enhancing Skills and Training: Discuss strategies to improve the pipeline, skills, and training within the industry.

· Legislative Updates: Provide the latest updates on relevant legislation affecting the construction sector.

· Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Discuss the importance of CPD and conservation accreditation in maintaining high industry standards.

· Shaping policy that delivers by collectively working together.

Expected Outcomes:

· Increased understanding of the differing roles and challenges faced.

· Strengthened networks and partnerships.

· Enhanced understanding of collaborative approaches and how to strengthen collaboration between stakeholders.

· Practical solutions and strategies to address current challenges.

· Information to inform a future collaborative CPD programme.

· Opportunity to influence policy and legislation.

This event is organised by organisations supporting the delivery of the Skills Investment Plan, as part of BE-ST Fest: Built Environment Forum Scotland, the Chartered Institute of Buildings, Historic Environment Scotland, the Royal Incorporation of Architects Scotland, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.