Our first bulletin focuses on skills shortages in the engineering sector.
03 March 2021
This summary presents key messages from across the Skills Shortage Bulletin series. We update this after each bulletin.
Key messages you can find out more about in the bulletin include:
- Skills shortages are numerous and have grown significantly.
- The rate of skills investment is in decline.
- Skills shortages are costly.
- The skills employers are seeking are overwhelmingly technical and transferable.
- The skills employers are seeking are not being prioritised within the education system.
- Employer confidence in the future ability to meet skills requirements is low.
- There has been significant change in the labour market, and this is set to continue.”