Exclusive: Employers fear growing mismatch between rising demand for skills and falling supply of trained recruits Britain's economic recovery from Covid-19 is at threat from a looming digital skills crisis caused by a sharp fall in the number of young people taking IT courses, a report has said. A study by the Learning and Work Institute found less than half of UK employers believed new entrants to the workforce were arriving with the necessary advanced digital skillset.
UK digital skills shortage risks Covid recovery as young people shun IT courses
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2021 15:51
Exclusive: Employers fear growing mismatch between rising demand for skills and falling supply of trained recruits Britain's economic recovery from Covid-19 is at threat from a looming digital skills crisis caused by a sharp fall in the number of young people taking IT courses, a report has said. A study by the Learning and Work Institute found less than half of UK employers believed new entrants to the workforce were arriving with the necessary advanced digital skillset.
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