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British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb

British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb
British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb
The UK's civil engineering industry is facing a demographic time bomb. Half the country's chartered civil engineers—a total of 15 000 professionals—are likely to retire in the next ten years. During that period only 6 000 new graduates are expected to join the profession, leaving a shortfall of around 9 000 civil engineers. This paper analyses these alarming statistics and concludes that more funding is needed for domestic civil engineering degree courses if Britain is to avoid becoming reliant on foreign civil engineering skills.
economics & finance, education & training
0965-089X
183-186
Byfield, M.P.
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Byfield, M.P.
35515781-c39d-4fe0-86c8-608c87287964

Byfield, M.P. (2003) British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, 156 (4), 183-186. (doi:10.1680/cien.156.4.183.36767).

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The UK's civil engineering industry is facing a demographic time bomb. Half the country's chartered civil engineers—a total of 15 000 professionals—are likely to retire in the next ten years. During that period only 6 000 new graduates are expected to join the profession, leaving a shortfall of around 9 000 civil engineers. This paper analyses these alarming statistics and concludes that more funding is needed for domestic civil engineering degree courses if Britain is to avoid becoming reliant on foreign civil engineering skills.

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Published date: November 2003
Additional Information: Byfield M. P., (2003). "British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb." Proceeding of The Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering, 156/4, 183-186
Keywords: economics & finance, education & training

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Local EPrints ID: 53920
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/53920
ISSN: 0965-089X
PURE UUID: 372f60ec-33ca-4492-90c9-3d145e05167a
ORCID for M.P. Byfield: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-9472

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Date deposited: 22 Jul 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:42

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