he most recent Construction Skills Network (CSN) report forecasts that the construction industry may need an additional 225,000 workers by 2027. Welding alone faces a shortage of workers as 36,000 new jobs are expected to be created, with many welders retiring by 2027.

Attracting a diverse range of talent to the industry could help to fill this gap, and according to research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), only 15% of workers in the sector are female. Here we’ll look at how incentivising more women to join the welding sector could help bridge the gap in skills and reduce the shortage.

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