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Skills shortage is a "particular worry"
09 May 2008
New research has found that 75 per cent of employers feel there is a shortage of technical skills in their companies, a five per cent increase on a year ago.
The survey, by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), revealed that bosses are concerned about the lack of ability by some of their subordinates, with 57 per cent blaming the education system.
Also, 61 per cent of employers felt that graduates had difficulty with skills considered to be basic, such as grammar and numeracy.
Lord Hunt, the president of the CII, said that industry bodies need to work together to overcome this skills shortage.
"The results of this survey provide a wake up call, if indeed one was needed, that we all need to play an active part in raising skill levels. The increase in those reporting skills gaps is a particular worry," he said.
Over 3,500 people from the financial services industry took part in the survey.
A recent report by recruitment company EMS Sigma recently found that the manufacturing industry is also suffering from a lack of skilled workers.
