Skills shortage: Collaboration will provide the solution
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We know UK manufacturing and engineering has a big skills shortage. According to a government study, 186,000 skilled engineers are needed annually until 2024 to plug the skills gap, and almost 20% of the current workforce is due to retire by 2026 according to the ECITB.
However, reporting of the skills shortage rarely goes beyond referencing big numbers such as these and suggesting that we ‘need to inspire more young people to pursue careers within the sector’, whilst ‘changing perceptions’. Those two things are true, but they only shed light on a small part of the solution.