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Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2023
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. There has been an increase of 9 (2022-2023) staff studying for built environment qualifications making this the second most popular qualification after building surveying. There is a slight decrease in building surveying (-3) and construction management (-2). See Table 9 and Illustration 7.
| Currently Studying Qualification Type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Difference from 2022 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Surveying | 20 | 20 | 17 | -3 |
| Built Environment | 2 | 2 | 11 | +9 |
| Fire Engineering | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction Managament | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Quantity Surveying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Architectural | 1 | 5 | 7 | +2 |
| Planning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Construction Related Qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Total | 27 | 34 | 41 | +7 |
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