ive got the statue almost all the way to the door, but have run out of builders, (had 30+ but all died out over time of old age) and i've got no more construction jobs to train more,ive set at least 20 of my current ones to building as a preference but it hasnt helped

now what?

You will need to train them as builders by having them fix huts or exercise. If you don't have all of your technologies fully researched, there is at least one more building project that could help you, as well.

I just had my builders fix huts until they became trainees.I was able to use thm to move the statue.

ive got all the hust built including the clothing hut, and all techs researched, whats this about excersizing to train them?

Have you checked out all of the potions that the villagers can make?

yes have made the excersize potion but dosent last more than a few seconds, im gathering thats the only way to train builders now?

Just keep placing them on the hut.THy will start fixing the huts.Take them from hut to hut.Before long they will be trainee builders.Ive even trained farmers,to be trainee builders.

I'm having difficulties with the statue problem in that I am unable to use the chalkboard. I mistakenly dragged a villager to the blank chalkboard and it drew up the plans for the Bath. The problem is that the Bath has already been built and now everytime I drag any villager to the chalkboard, the villager 'refuses' as the plans must be followed first. As the tub has already been repaired, thereby the plans have been followed, how do I remedy this situation?
thanks

I have two suggestions:

1 have you exited VV and then reopened it?

2 Are you sure you have the right techs?

Yeah, I have exited and reopened it. I belief I have the right techs - with the exception of the third nature level and the third science level (which just accumulates points faster, right?) they are all fully researched.