skilled construction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofskilledandconstruction
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skilled
adjective
uk/skɪld/us/skɪld/
having the abilities needed to do an activity or ...
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construction
noun
uk/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition ofskilledandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I am aware that there is a need to provide some continuity of work to keep together the existingskilledconstructionteam.
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Without a healthy andskilledconstructionindustry, bottlenecks will develop in the economy.
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There is much wrong with our roads, our schools and our hospitals, and manyskilledconstructionworkers are on the dole, waiting to work.
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These provide approximately 1,000 places inskilledconstruction, engineering, electrical/electronics and automotive trades.
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The principal labour shortages in the region are of certainskilledconstructionworkers and of suitable recruits for the clothing industry.
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It is not just new housing that requires significant levels ofskilledconstructionlabour, but refurbishment projects.
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The national average cost of training askilledconstructionworker in a skill centre is £130 per trainee week.
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These provide approximately 1,700 places inskilledconstruction, engineering, automotive and electrical/electronic trades and 46 places in short industrial courses.
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What assessment he has made of the supply ofskilledconstructionworkers.
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Out-of-workskilledconstructionworkers are commiserating with their friends who live in council houses.
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From where willskilledconstructionworkers emerge?
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For example, although there is a serious crisis in the construction industry at present there are parts of the country which requireskilledconstructionworkers and cannot get them.
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Although sometimes referred to as professions, occupations such asskilledconstructionand maintenance work are more generally thought of as trades or crafts.
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For example,skilledconstructionworkers, such as carpenters, electricians, and plumbers, earned significantly higher wages than the more numerous unskilled workers and tended to look down on them.
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