STEM
Expand shortage occupation list to meet skills needs
The shortage occupation list should be expanded to allow more migrant workers to fill a wider range of health, IT...
‘Gender-neutral’ ads to encourage female STEM apprentices
The government is to consider using “gender-neutral language” in apprenticeship standards to ensure women are not deterred from training for...
Overeducation blights careers across UK
New data released by the Office of National Statistics has shown that almost a third of graduates have more education than is required for the jobs they are doing.
Reliance on agency workers increases as confidence in economy drops
UK employers are increasingly likely to hire agency workers amid continuing falls in confidence in the economy, according to the...
Government extends group of occupations exempt from £30,000 visa threshold
The government has announced an extension to the number of professions that will be exempt from the proposed £30,000 minimum...
Amazon unveils strategy to increase women in STEM roles
Amazon launches plans to boost women in tech roles across its UK business, as research offers fresh insights on women's experiences of the innovation economy
Large employers fear inability to fill technical roles
Employers are becoming increasingly concerned for their ability to recruit sufficient numbers of graduates for technical roles as Brexit looms,...
High-growth firms crowd out competition for talent
The UK’s efforts to boost productivity while ironing out regional inequalities in job creation may be fundamentally at odds, according...
Talent pool fails to keep pace with rapid rise of AI
A shortage of talent is slowing the uptake of AI systems prompting a need for organisations to devise training programmes...
Business leaders targeted in teacher recruitment drive
The government is to help fund a series of programmes aimed at getting career-changers to become teachers, in a bid...
Two-thirds of businesses concerned about high-skilled roles
Two-thirds of businesses are worried that they will not be able to find sufficiently skilled people to fill high-skilled roles,...
Apprenticeship levy reforms revealed by chancellor
Employers will be able to transfer a quarter of their apprenticeship levy-subsidised training fund to another organisation, under a package...
Four in five employees lack skills for their future role
Eighty per cent of employees do not have the skills needed for their current and future roles according to research...
Digital Skills Innovation Fund launched to improve diversity in tech sector
The government has launched a £1m fund aimed at boosting gender, ethnic and social diversity in digital and technology roles....
Employers unprepared to offer T-level work placements
Three-quarters of employers feel they would not be able to offer T-level students the minimum amount of work experience required...
