Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2023

2.0 Background

2.1. The workforce strategy for the building standards verification service was published by Scottish Government on 1 October 2020. The purpose of the strategy was to create a first-class building standards service which is resilient and able to respond quickly to new challenges.

2.2. The strategy identified a need to support development of the workforce based on the projected loss of expertise by 2025. The ageing demographic profile of the service presented a significant risk to business if steps to strengthen resilience, attract talent and improve recruitment into core job roles were not taken.

2.3. All 32 local authority verifiers are committed to providing an annual return as part of the workforce data collection exercise. The data provides an essential insight to the resourcing of the service, the development of competence and an indication of the level of staff turnover affecting verifiers in different parts of Scotland.

2.4. The data is used to track and monitor the impact of the actions in the strategy to support workforce development. The data is our primary evidence base that illustrates whether the strategy actions have delivered positive changes as anticipated.