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Employers recognise significant skills shortages as business needs evolve, finds PwC survey.
- Vast majority of businesses (85%) either have or expect to have shortages in critical skills
- Digital skills and problem solving skills are the biggest current skills issue for employers with around two in five businesses experiencing shortages now
- Skills shortages means an urgent need for capacity building for the net zero transition
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Demand for graduates with digital skills will further increase.
Research shows that demand for graduates with digital skills will further increase following the growth of artificial intelligence...
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Region faces country's worst social mobility and educational barriers
A recent report reveals that the South West has the worst educational outcomes for disadvantaged young people in the country. The South West also has the largest school attainment gap between poorer pupils and the rest out of all English regions.
The report presents three key challenges for the South West:
1. A low wage economy, impacting working families and job opportunities for young people
2. Disconnected areas, with rural and coastal communities facing barriers to accessing services and education
3. A lack of impetus for change, with little national and political advocating on behalf of the region
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