Skills shortage fuels job vacancies in automotive sector

Posted on 9 Feb 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Up to 5,000 job vacancies in the UK automotive industry could be vacant due to a skills shortage affecting the sector, according to a new report published today by the Automotive Council.

The report  surveys a range of British-based automotive firms – from vehicle manufacturers to component suppliers – to identify the areas of employment most difficult to recruit, and provide an important means for industry and government to tackle the skills issue. Around 19% of the unfilled vacancies cited in the report…

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