Attendees of bricklaying courses may be set to become increasingly in demand due to a growing shortage of skills in the construction trade.
Wates Construction deputy chairman James Wates has become the latest industry expert to voice concerns that not enough young people are entering into construction jobs.
Speaking at an event in Leeds, he pointed to the skills crisis which ensued following the recession in the early 1990s and suggested the UK could now be "heading in the same direction", reports the Yorkshire Post.
As a result, he called for increased investment in training and employment by the industry across both Yorkshire and the UK as a whole, in order to avert a potential crisis.
Mr Wates said: "It is our duty to look beyond building and invest in the industry of tomorrow."
The warning comes in the same week that Chartered Institute of Building published its fourth annual skills survey, revealing that 72 per cent of construction sector professionals believe there is a skills shortage in the UK.
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