https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/why-do-we-lock-young-people-out-of-trades-25-11-2025/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/why-do-we-lock-young-people-out-of-trades-25-11-2025/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/why-do-we-lock-young-people-out-of-trades-25-11-2025/#comment-2087 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:07:33 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=532821#comment-2087 Are there practical ways now the industry can help by standardising safe pathways so employers feel confident in taking on 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds? Currently, there is a de facto exclusion at a critical time when young people need to be given every opportunity.

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