Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022

The Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022 provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.


13.0 Types of qualifications currently being studied

13.1. The most popular qualification being studied remains Building Surveying.

13.2. The numbers studying Fire Engineering and Architectural have increased by 7. See Table 9 and Illustration 7.

Table 9: Types of qualification currently being studied
Currently Studying Qualification Type 2020 2021 2022 Difference from 2021 (+/-)
Building Surveying 19 20 20 0
Built Environment 0 2 2 0
Fire Engineering 3 0 3 +3
Engineering 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 4 3 2 -1
Quantity Surveying 0 0 0 0
Architectural 0 1 5 +4
Planning 0 0 0 0
Other Construction Related Qualification 5 1 2 +1
Total 31 27 34 +7
Illustration 7 – Currently Studying Qualification Type
the number of apprenticeships, by category

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