Greater use of Modern Methods of Construction could reshape how and where construction work is performed. Developed with Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance and Skills Insight, BuildSkills Australia’s Modern Methods of Construction: Workforce and Skills Implications report examines the workforce, training and regulatory considerations of a more industrialised construction sector.

BuildSkills Australia is aware of recent changes appearing on training.gov.au affecting a small number of training products within our remit. We are currently working with the relevant parties to investigate the issue, as these changes are unexpected and are not associated with any current BuildSkills Australia training product projects.

Meeting Australia’s housing targets will require a significant expansion of the residential construction workforce. Building on earlier workforce modelling, BuildSkills Australia’s Residential Construction Mobility Study examines whether labour mobility - particularly movement from other industries - can play a larger role in meeting this demand.