One in four (23%) employers say that their current workforce lacks the basic digital skills that they need, rising to over one in three (37%) in relation to advanced digital skills. Such skills gaps can have a significant impact on businesses; three in four (76%) businesses say that a lack of digital skills would affect their profitability.
With The Disconnected Report from the Learning and Work Institute at WorldSkills UK showing that 92% of businesses agree that having basic digital know-how is essential for employees, and a further 76% concurring that digital skills shortage would impact the effectiveness of their business, there needs to be a call-to-action.
A new report by CompTIA shows that since 2016, net tech employment has increased by an estimated 62,140 net-new jobs. Net tech employment growth has, averaged approximately 10,356 new jobs per year.
The UK tech sector growing at a rapid pace, with job opportunities at a ten-year high and nearly 15,000 new tech jobs need to be filled.
Why aren’t schools doing more?