Imbalance in UK science industry skills needs addressing

Posted on 9 Jul 2015 by Jonny Williamson

New figures released today show the skills shortage afflicting industrial and life sciences is now at risk of getting worse without action, undermining the sector’s global competitiveness.

Figures compiled by Cogent Skills from the national Labour Force Survey in the past 12 months reveal how more mature workers in the science sectors outnumber newer entrants and show the extent of today’s challenge to fill job roles with appropriately skilled people. Nearly all companies in the industrial science sector…

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