Skills shortages

Local authorities face a skills crisis across many of their services, so how can apprenticeships help to keep the public sector thriving? 

Seven in 10 employers across the UK are still witnessing a shortage of all types of candidates for their roles, new research reveals.

One in eight workers will need reskilling by 2030 to aid the UK's transition to a net-zero economy, a report claims.

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December 2023 saw a continued rise in candidate availability with economic uncertainty causing redundancies and a slowdown in hiring.

Personnel Today reviews a momentous year – with industrial relations, toxic workplace cultures, AI and immigration among the major themes.

Letter states the levy should be altered to help employers reduce labour shortages and fund courses shorter than one year.

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Net migration hit a record-breaking 745,000 in 2022, according to a revised analysis from the Office for National Statistics.

Ministers have claimed that changes announced in the Autumn Statement will ‘tear down barriers’ to work for more than 2.4...

Public sector pay to match private sector according to the CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook, which also analysed employer attitudes to AI.

Small business apprenticeship starts have dropped by almost half since the apprenticeship levy was introduced.

Workers over 65 have added almost 1 million employees to the UK labour market since 2000, according to the Centre for Ageing Better.

The flagship civil service recruitment programme has exceeded its target of 50% of graduates with a STEM qualification.

Employers need to create a culture of continuous learning and give teams opportunities to advance their skills, finds report.