Digital Skills Training and Social Mobility
Independent policy and research organisation Learning and Work Institute has found that one half (49%) of polled employers in England and Scotland say they are struggling to recruit workers with the digital skills they need, and three-quarters (74%) agree that recruiting from non-traditional channels would help to bridge skills gaps. But only 37% of adults from lower socioeconomic groups polled for this research see a job in tech as a realistic option for them.
New research, commissioned by Generation and supported by JP MorganChase, shows that employers have a key role to play in adapting how they recruit and design jobs to attract new workers. The Government can also help to expand high-quality opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter tech jobs – for example, through the soon-to-be-reformed Growth and Skills Levy.