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Future Skyline Skills Commitment

Building the Future Workforce: A commitment to people, skills & sustainability

The Future Skyline Skills Commitment aims to encourage built environment employers of all sizes to offer more safe and inclusive workplaces, employment and green training opportunities for new entrants of all backgrounds, including for young people aged 16-18+. Sign the Commitment today at

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Future Skyline Skills Commitment

Building the Future Workforce: A commitment to people, skills & sustainability

The built environment industry is more than just bricks and mortar; it is about people, progress, and possibility.

The Future Skyline Skills Commitment empowers main contractors, subcontractors, client teams and further education providers to shape a sector that is sustainable, inclusive and future-ready.
The Future Skyline Skills Commitment has one message: it’s not enough to open the door to the built environment, we must also improve what’s inside to attract and retain the talent we need to deliver sustainability across our built environment.
  • The Challenge
Too often, we prioritise entry over experience. High dropout rates, poor mental health, and burnout aren’t side issues, they’re signals of a need for deeper sectoral change. Retention of our workforce must come first.
We need to be clear about what kind of project environments we’re inviting people into and then take collaborative responsibility and action for improving them. We can then invite new groups of people from all backgrounds to enjoy full and rewarding careers in our sector, to deliver the UK’s green buildings of tomorrow.
  • About the Commitment’s Framework
This free, best endeavours framework responds to that reality. It helps you to develop fairer, safer working environments, to inspire future talent, and to lead meaningful, lasting change across the industry.

How does the Commitment work?

The Future Skyline Skills Commitment is a free, voluntary commitment built around four core elements:

Step 01
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Stakeholders

Who you are and the role you play.

  • Select which stakeholder group your organisation identifies with.
Step 02
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Levels

What actions you are already taking as an organisation.

  • Select which of the four levels of the Future Skyline Skills Commitment your projects will work towards.
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Optional Resources

Including the Skyline Skills Pathway and Skyline Skills Matrix optional resources, which support you to deliver meaningful and lasting change.

  • Use the resources in the pack to get you started in your journey towards delivering the asks for your Level.
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Certification

What you gain by taking part, a digital Badge to recognise your social value work.

  • Submit your application to show how you plan to meet your Level asks, and receive your digital Badge to display on your website and assets.
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Join the 50+ employers already shaping the future workforce

Sign the Commitment today at Skillsforasustainableskyline@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Read the full Commitment here

Our commitment is built across five levels
Strengthen, Inspire, Build, Lead and Supporter– guiding the sector towards a skilled, inclusive and sustainable future.

Level 01:

Strengthen

At the Strengthen level, stakeholders invest in the people already working in the sector. Whether it is through mentoring, skills development, better onboarding or clearer pathways to progression, this level is about making the built environment a place people want to stay.
The aim is to build confidence, strengthen capabilities and create a more stable, green skilled and inclusive workforce.

Level 02:

Inspire

At the Inspire level, we are focused on opening young people’s eyes to the world of the built environment, not only the hard hats and high-vis, but the wide range of roles that shape the built environment. From primary school through to college, we work collectively to deliver structured, engaging and consistent messages about the opportunities our sector offers.
Whether you are an employer hosting a school visit, a further education tutor delivering a careers session, or a local authority coordinating activity, the aim of this level is about planting the seed, helping young people see that the built environment could be part of their future.

Level 03:

Build

Build is where we start bridging the gap between interest and experience. Stakeholders at this level commit to providing entry routes that are practical, visible and fair, including work experience, apprenticeships, traineeships and short placements.
The aim is to build confidence, strengthen capabilities and create a more stable, green skilled and inclusive workforce.

Level 04:

Lead

Lead is where we raise the bar and set the standard. It is for organisations that take active ownership of workforce development, by innovating, investing, and influencing wider change.
At this level, stakeholders do not just deliver good practice, they share it, support others and help shape the systems around us. The goal is lasting impact: a construction workforce that reflects the communities we serve, is ready for future challenges, and is built on fair, inclusive foundations.

Supporter:

Some signatory firms are classed as Supporters, which means that they do not deliver on any of the Level asks and, instead, they support the ethos of the Commitment and use their voice to amplify the Commitment and encourage their members and contacts to sign up.

Who is already in the Commitment?

Our Early Adopters

Our 50 Early Adopter firms were the first organisations to adopt the Future Skyline Skills Commitment, leading the way for the wider UK built environment sector to support the initiative.
  1. E.ON Infrastructure Services Ltd 
  2. Inmisceo  
  3. Keltbray  
  4. Flannery  
  5. NG Bailey  
  6. Gement  
  7. Wates Property Services  
  8. CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) 
  9. Mace 
  10. Introba 
  11. Lendlease  
  12. Lighting Industry Association  
  13. The Worshipful Company of Constructors  
  14. Lumybel  
  15. The Quantum Group  
  16. STC Group  
  17. CPJ Education 
  18. London Structures Lab  
  19. BESA (Building Engineering Services Association)  
  20. SRC Group  
  21. Mothers Into Work  
  22. Strive Development  
  23. Energiesprong  
  24. BDP  
  25. Glenman  
  26. NLA (New London Architects)  
  27. Tequie  
  28. CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) 
  29. Admiral Scaffolding Group  
  30. The DE Group  
  31. Capital City College Group  
  32. Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions 
  33. Aspo Recruitment   
  34. McAleer & Rushe  
  35. Leeds College of Building  
  36. Kori Construction – Level 2 subcontractor  
  37. Digital Twin Skills Academy  
  38. AI-QS  
  39. Built By Us   
  40. Crystal Associates  
  41. Altar Create Builders CIC and Altar Construction Ltd  
  42. Rooff Construction Ltd  
  43. Erith  
  44. GoodPeople  
  45. NOCN Group 
  46. Peabody  
  47. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd  
  48. BusinessLDN (the London LSIP) 
  49. Scannetix Ltd  
  50. TfL & Places for London  

Our full list of signatories

Over 50 UK built environment organisations have signed the Commitment for 2026. Schools, colleges, job seekers and other organisations who are keen to reach out to employers who have signed the Commitment can find contact details for careers and skills leads at each organisation.
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  • Be part of the change.

Register your organisation and start shaping a workforce that is fair, green and ready for the future.

Send us an email and sign the Commitment.

Skillsforasustainableskyline@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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