Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Scottish Apprenticeship Week - Mar 12
Friday, 13 March 2020 07:37
Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con):...It is not just the
apprentice who stands to gain—employers are crying out for skilled
workers. Eighty per cent of business leaders are struggling to find
staff with the required skills and Scotland’s skills shortage
doubled between 2011 and 2018. The Scottish Government’s own
performance indicator has shown a worrying uptick in the number of
STEM employers with at least one skills shortage vacancy.
Apprenticeships are an important means of...Request free trial
(West Scotland)
(Con):...It is not just the apprentice who
stands to gain—employers are crying out for skilled workers. Eighty
per cent of business leaders are struggling to find staff with the
required skills and Scotland’s skills shortage doubled between 2011
and 2018. The Scottish Government’s own performance indicator has
shown a worrying uptick in the number of STEM employers with at
least one skills shortage vacancy. Apprenticeships are an important
means of addressing those shortages, especially in the case of STEM
skills. I saw that for myself when I visited the Rolls
Royce plant in the west of Scotland where production
relies on highly skilled engineers and technicians. For such
employers, apprenticeships are the future of their business...
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