Skills and training: We’re in a mess. How do we get out of it?

Posted on 3 Sep 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Skills training in England* is in crisis, from apprenticeships through to adult learning. At every level, quality and quantity are deteriorating and the chances of pulling out of the nosedive we’re in are bleak.

(* Skills and training are fully devolved, so everything in this and subsequent articles in the series refers to England only) Skilled recruits are the lifeblood of any business, none more so than manufacturing. Some recruits are hired because of what they have learned, many – if not most – because they have the capacity…

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