Construction has a skills problem that isn’t going away. The industry needs 251,000 additional workers by 2028, but the crisis isn’t just about headcount — it’s about visibility. Most employers cannot tell you, in real time, what skills their workforce has, what’s missing, or where the gaps are growing.

yfor was built to change that.

We’ve mapped 1,000+ construction roles across six skill areas — Qualifications & Training, Green & Retrofit Skills, Digital & Technology, Legal & Compliance, Role Experience, and Human Skills. Every role in UK construction, mapped to a framework that no other platform provides.

What this means for employers

For the first time, construction employers can see their entire workforce capability in one place. Skills gaps, training compliance, succession readiness, regulatory exposure — all visible, all actionable, all in real time.

What your workforce gets

Every employee and apprentice gets a skills profile that belongs to them — portable, verifiable, and connected to real career pathways through the industry. Four levels of competency badges give them visible, shareable evidence of what they can do.

What’s next

We’ll be sharing more about the platform, the ontology, and the regulatory context that makes this work so urgent. If you’re a construction employer and you’d like to see the platform, get in touch.

The industry deserves better than fragmented, invisible workforce management. That’s why we built yfor.