UK automotive infrastructure faces enormous skills confusion
The IMI highlights high risk to accessibility to automotive services as 2035 ban on new ICE vehicles is misaligned with UK ZEV targets Steve Nash,…
Skills Gap
What is a skills gap?
A skills gap is when your current workforce’s skill set doesn’t align with the skills they need to do their jobs. Many companies assume that hard technology skills are their primary skills gap. But, employees may also be lacking in soft skills that they need to do their jobs well
Employability Across the Globe: Bridging the Gap Between Our Similarities and Differences
In today’s interconnected world, some argue that employment practices are becoming more standardised, but is it true that one size fits all? Exploring differences and…
Prescribing Success – How Professional Apprenticeships Can Help Deliver the NHS’s Future Workforce
In this article, Nichola discusses the NHS workforce transformation plan to have 1 out of 6 staff trained through apprenticeships in the next five years.…
Empowering our younger generations with digital skills
In this article, Elizabeth Anderson highlights the pressing need to equip younger generations with essential digital skills and access in today’s technology-driven world, outlining the…
London’s business groups unveil roadmap to tackle skills crisis
Boosting digital and green skills critical to future-proofing capital’s labour market An ambitious plan to tackle skills shortages, address inequality and boost labour market inclusion…
Data skills and human qualities go hand in hand
As the UK bids to be a world leader in the tech sector, it is important that the workforce’s skills are supported throughout education, with…
Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing
Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate the development of the green workforce and infrastructure needed to upgrade…
Employment growth set to halve in next decade as labour and skills shortages bite
New analysis shows that major reforms to our employment and skills system are needed, to avoid weaker jobs growth contributing to higher inflation and falling…
Attracting Industry Candidates to Become Apprenticeship Trainers: Bridging the Gap in Specialist Trainer Shortages
Spencer Mehlman MD at the National Skills Agency shares his views on the shortage of Trainers, Coaches and Assessors in our marketplace and makes a…
Get in early and prioritise ESG to grow and retain Gen Z digital talent
As the skills gap widens in the digital sector, businesses are starting to get anxious. Almost half (46%) of tech start-ups cite a lack of staff with…
