Training and professional gaps in the construction sector in the Canary Islands
The construction sector in the Canary Islands is in a moment of recovery and transformation, marked by a high demand for activity and employment, but also by important structural limitations that condition its capacity for growth and modernization. Construction maintains a strategic role in the economy and territory of the archipelago, both for its impact on employment and for its contribution to key areas such as housing, infrastructure and the rehabilitation of the built park.
Despite sustained demand for labour, the sector faces serious difficulties in attracting and retaining workers. This situation cannot be explained solely by the lack of training, but responds to a combination of factors including the social image of the sector, job turnover, the ageing of the employed population and mismatches between training and real working conditions.
The analysis of the labor market shows that the central problem of the sector is not the absence of employment, but the shortage of people willing to join and remain in construction. Recruitment difficulties affect virtually all professional profiles, from traditional trades to middle and technical management. Likewise, there is a partial disconnect between the initial qualification and the actual performance on site, which forces companies to take on additional adaptation and internal training processes. This increases business costs and limits the sector's ability to respond quickly to productive demand.
The training system linked to the construction sector in the Canary Islands has a wide and diverse offer, but with relevant mismatches in terms of territorial coverage, practical orientation and adaptation to the real needs of the sector. Regulated Vocational Training does not specifically cover many traditional trades, while Professional Certificates, although essential, have a discontinuous schedule. University education provides high-level technical profiles, but requires a greater connection with the reality of the work and a more applied orientation. Overall, the training system needs to be strengthened as the backbone of the sector, moving towards more flexible, modular models adapted to the territory.
The study confirms the existence of significant training and professional gaps in the crafts, middle management and profiles linked to digitalization, energy efficiency and rehabilitation. These gaps do not stem exclusively from a lack of training, but from a structural mismatch between training, employment and work organisation.
Lacunes en matière de formation et de compétences professionnelles dans le secteur de la construction aux îles Canaries.
Le secteur de la construction aux îles Canaries traverse une periode de reprise et de transformation, marquée par une forte demande d'activité et d'emploi, mais aussi par d'importantes constraints structurelles qui conditionnent sa capacité de croissance et de modernisation. Le secteur de la construction occupe une place stratégique dans l'économie et le territoire de l'archipel, tant par son impact sur l'emploi que par sa contribution à des domaines clés tels que le logement, les infrastructures et la réhabilitation du bâti.
Malgré une demande de main-d'œuvre soutenue, le secteur rencontre de sérieuses difficultés pour attirer et fidéliser les travailleurs. Cette situation ne peut s'expliquer uniquement par un manque de formation, mais plutôt par une combinaison de facteurs, notamment l'image sociale du secteur, la rotation du personnel, le vieillissement de la population active et l'inadéquation entre la formation et les conditions de travail réelles.
L'analyse du marché du travail montre que le problème central du secteur n'est pas l'absence d'emplois, mais la pénurie de personnes disposées à intégrer et à rester dans le secteur de la construction. Les difficultés de recrutement touchent pratiquement tous les profils professionnels, des métiers traditionnels aux cadres intermédiaires et aux techniciens. Of plus, a décalage partiel est observed between qualification initiale et performance effective sur le terrain, ce qui oblige les entreprises à entreprendre des processus d'adaptation supplémentaires et des formations internes. Cette situation accroît les coûts des entreprises et limite la capacité du secteur à répondre rapidement à la demande de production.
Le système de formation lié au secteur de la construction aux îles Canaries proposes une offre large et diversifiée, mais avec des inadéquations important in terms of couverture territoriale, d'orientation pratique et d'adéquation aux besoins réels du secteur. The formation professionnelle formelle ne couvre pas spécifiquement de Nombreux métiers traditionnels, tandis que les certs professionnels, bien qu'essentiels, ont un calendrier discontinu. L’enseignement universitaire permet d’acquérir des profils techniques de haut niveau, mais requires a lien plus étroit avec la réalité du travail et une orientation plus appliquée. De manière générale, le système de formation, veritable pilier du secteur, doit être renforcé et évoluer vers des modèles plus flexibles et modulaires, adaptés au territoire.
L’étude confirme l’existence d’importantes lacunes en matière de formation et de compétences professionnelles dans les métiers de la construction, l’encadrement intermédiaire et les profils liés à la numérisation, à l’efficacité énergétique et à la réhabilitation. Ces lacunes ne proviennent pas exclusivement d'un manque de formation, mais d'une inadéquation structurelle entre la formation, l'emploi et l'organisation du travail.
Lacunas de formação e profissionais no sector da construção nas Canárias.
O setor da construção nas Canárias lives um moment of recuperação e transformção, marked by uma elevated procures of atividade and emprego, but also by important limitções estruturais that conditionsm to sua capacitae of crescimento and modernização. A construção civil desempenha um strategic role na economia e no território do arquipélago, quer pelo seu impact no emprego, quer pelo seu contributo for areas-chave as a habitação, as infraestruturas and a rebilitação do Ambiente construído.
Apesar da existenência de uma seeks constant de mão-de-obra, or setor faces serious difficulties in attracting and reter trabalhadores. This situation can be explained only by a lack of formação, but by a combination of factors, including imagem social do sector, rotatividade de pessoal, or envelhecimento da população empregada and incompatibility between a formação and as condições reais de trabalho.
An analysis of the trabalho market shows that the main problem in the sector is the lack of employment, but also the scarcity of pessoas willing to enter and remain in the civil construction industry. As difficulties of recrutamento affect practically all you perfis profissionais, from you ofícios tradicionais à gestão intermédia and technical years. Além disso, observa-se uma disexão partial entre a qualificação initial e o desempenho efetivo nonlocal, o o o que obriga as companies to undertake processos adicionais de adaptção e formação interna. This situation increases the costs for companies and limits the ability of the sector to respond quickly à procures production.
O formação system linked to the sector da construção nas Canárias apresenta uma offer ampla and diversified, but with relevant discrepancies in terms of territorial scope, pratic orientation and adequação às reais necessidades do sector. A formação profissional formal não abrange specifically muitas profissões tradicionais, enquanto os certificates profissionais, embora essenciais, têm um calendário descontinuo. A formação universitária provides technical perfis of high level, but demands uma maior ligação à realitye do trabalho and uma orientação mais prática. In a geral way, or formação system needs to be reinforced as a spinha dorsal do setor, walking for mais flexíveis and modular models, adapted ao território.
O estudo confirms the existence of significant lacunas de formação e desenvolvimento profissional nas areas da construção civil, gestão intermédia e e em perfis linked à digitalização, eficiência energetic e rebilitação. These lacunas não resultm exclusively gives lack of formação, but sim de uma incompatibilidade estrutural entre a formação, o emprego e a Organização do trabalho.
Training and professional gaps in the construction sector in the Canary Islands
The construction sector in the Canary Islands is actually a period of recovery and transformation, marked by a high demand for activity and employment, but also by important structural constraints that condition its capacity for growth and modernization. Construction plays a strategic role in the economy and the territory of the archipelago, both for its impact on employment and for its contribution to key areas such as housing, infrastructure and the rehabilitation of the building stock.
Despite the existence of a sustained demand for labor, the sector faces serious difficulties in attracting and retaining workers. This situation cannot be explained by a lack of training, but is due to a combination of factors that includes the social image of the sector, labor turnover, the aging of the working population and mismatches between training and current working conditions.
The analysis of the labor market shows that the central problem of the sector is not the lack of employment, but rather the shortage of people willing to join and remain in construction. Recruitment affected slowly all professional profiles, from traditional trades to middle management and technicians. Likewise, there is a partial disconnection between the initial qualification and the actual performance on site, which forces companies to undertake additional adaptation and internal training processes. This situation increases business costs and limits the sector's capacity to respond quickly to production demand.
The training system linked to the construction sector in the Canary Islands presents a wide and diverse offer, but with relevant imbalances in terms of territorial coverage, practical orientation and adaptation to the real needs of the sector. Formal vocational training does not specifically cover many traditional trades, while the Certificates of Professionalism, but essential, have discontinuous programming. University education provides high-level technical profiles, but requires a greater connection with the reality of the work and a more applied orientation. Overall, the training system needs to be strengthened as the backbone of the sector, moving towards more flexible, modular models adapted to the territory.
The study confirms the existence of significant training and professional gaps in the construction trades, in middle management and in profiles linked to digitalization, energy efficiency and rehabilitation. These gaps do not stem directly from a lack of training, but from a structural mismatch between training, employment and work organization.
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