IS THE TIDE TURNING FOR UK MANUFACTURING'S SKILLS GAP?

摘要

These days, opening a newspaper to the economic uncertainty, global conflict, climate change and a seemingly endless parade of selfies, celebrities and scandals, can make even the most optimistic of us see the glass as half empty. Even the so-called 'Fourth Industrial Revolution', the future of manufacturing worldwide, is tainted by the warning that the UK may not be ready to face it. Numerous studies have emerged with data to back this up. The Hays Global Skills Index has reported that Britain's skills shortage is worsening at a rate of 8 per cent a year, with one in four vacancies proving difficult to fill.