Panel: Building safety workforce, skills and training

24 Jun 2026
Building Safety & Tenant Voice Stage
Building Safety & Tenant Voice Stage - open to all
This panel will explore how housing providers and the wider sector are developing the workforce needed to deliver building safety responsibilities. It will focus on the roles, competencies and training pathways emerging across housing associations and local authorities, and how organisations are building the skills needed to meet regulatory expectations. Delegates will hear: How organisations are structuring building safety roles and teams The skills and competencies required across key building safety functions How training, accreditation and professional development are evolving across the sector
Speakers
Alexandra Parish
Alexandra Parish, Deputy Director, Building Design and Construction - Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Lucy Kean
Lucy Kean, Head of building safety - Abri