Student work experience could solve skills gap

Posted on 20 Sep 2016 by Jonny Williamson

A sense of pessimism around the impact of Brexit on the UK’s engineering sector, particularly relating industry’s skills gap, has been highlighted, in a new report published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) today.

According to the report – 2016 Skills and Demand in Industry report, 62% of engineering employers say graduates don’t have the right skills for today’s workplace, while 68% are concerned that the education system will struggle to keep up with the skills required for technological change. 40% of those surveyed believe…

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