Filling the intermediate level skills gap in the UK
Professor Terence Hogarth considers how the UK can drive its productivity and growth by boosting the supply of intermediate skills, which would enable increasing numbers…
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
We must unite and strengthen family learning if we are to improve outcomes across the UK
Having only opened to members earlier this month, the National Centre for Family Learning already has more than 180 professionals and practitioners signed up who…
Solving skill shortages will accelerate digital transformation
There is no doubting the drive towards digital transformation, and the impact it brings, is accelerating. We can see it with the rise of fintech…
Meeting future skills needs – a journey without a map?
The Skills White Paper, significant subsequent commentary from within Government and particularly the welcome statements in support of skills education from the new Secretary of…
Plugging skills gap is key to public sector’s mass digital potential
Unlocking the UK’s potential with digital skills Across the world, public sector organisations are investing in digital transformation and strategies to help future-proof services, solutions,…
Text-based coding is the key to bridging the digital skills gap
Nothing emphasises the shortage of technical skills in the UK workforce as much as the fact that the UK economy is losing £6.3 billion in…
Empowering local talent & preparing for the future
The UK is facing a significant skills gap. A report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee estimates that the skills gap costs…
How the UK can avoid a data skills crisis, SAS report unpacked
Identifying the skills gap In the UK, there are currently over 35,000 data scientist jobs being advertised on Linkedin, yet the government estimates that only 10,000 new…
Our obsession with grades is letting students down
The pandemic disrupted almost every aspect of our lives. But whilst many sectors have returned to business as usual, those in full-time education are still…
Cyber security needs a makeover if we are to meet skills demand
With a new report showing the skills gap growing, James Lane, Sector Manager for Digital, Creative and Design at the educational charity NCFE, marks the…