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Why Choose Construction?
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The Construction Industry is a necessity
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Opportunities for self employment
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Travel opportunities
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Career Prospects
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Good money to be earned
Useful Facts
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Women are under-represented in construction, particularly within the trade occupations.
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There is a GCSE in Construction & the Built Environment and is currently offered in 39 schools across Northern Ireland.
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There are careers in built heritage, sustainable construction and film and television set construction.
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Modern construction develops and uses some of the latest technology including Building Information Modelling (BIM), Computer Aided Design (CAD) and even nanotechnology.
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Many Construction Managers and other Professionals started their careers as apprentices.
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Construction employs around 2.5 million people in the UK - that means that one in every ten jobs is in construction.
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By 2022 construction employment in the UK will reach 2.77m.