Europe’s construction sector cannot solve its labour crisis without changing how it trains, recruits, and includes women. This Needs Assessment Report maps the real gaps holding the sector back — from outdated training models to weak education-to-employment pathways and gender-blind systems.
Building on extensive research across seven EU and Western Balkan countries, the report identifies the priority skills, structural barriers, and institutional changes needed to modernise vocational education and unlock women’s participation in construction. Designed as a strategic compass for action, it directly informs the development of inclusive, future-ready VET curricula that respond to labour shortages, the green transition, and the urgent need for gender equality in the sector.