Almost two thirds (60%) of UK employers feel the UK government does not do enough to support skills education. Nearly three quarters (72%) said they viewed vocational qualifications as essential for preparing young people for work.
The Confederation of British Industry criticised the education system for continuing to focus teenagers on the “default” university route which, it said, would fail to close the UK’s “chronic skills gaps”.
Research for qualification provider City and Guilds this month found that half of businesses thought that the current education failed to meet their needs, while a third had considered recruiting skilled workers from abroad. Read more
