Businesses Identify Skills as Key Priority for Region's New Economic Manifesto

Businesses identify skills as key priority for region's new economic manifesto

Businesses in Warwickshire were given the opportunity to help shape a new manifesto which will set out the region’s economic agenda – with skills identified as a key priority.

Do Our Youth Hold the Key to Manufacturing’s Skills Crisis?

For manufacturers up and down the country, a shortage of skilled workers continues to be a problem. A November 2024 report found that 97% of manufacturers cite hiring and retaining skilled labour as a challenge to the growth of their business. In the same vein, 75% of UK manufacturers cited skills shortages as their biggest barrier to growth.