The UK government’s £8 million Warm Homes Skills Programme (WHSP) is a welcome step towards upskilling the retrofit workforce, but it falls short compared to the £600m invested in general construction skills. Despite its importance to net zero and improving aging homes, retrofit remains largely absent from mainstream education.
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