Firms predict skills gap

Posted on 18 May 2010 by The Manufacturer

Employers are worried that they will not be able to fill an increase in highly skilled positions as low skilled positions decline, the Confederation of British Industry has found.

The CBI’s annual skills report Ready to grow: business priorities for education and skills, based on a survey of almost 700 employers, says half of employers are worried there will be a lack of suitable graduate level candidates while a third say intermediary candidates – A level standard – will be thin on the ground…

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