'Woefully prepared': How can the UK plug its looming net zero skills gap?

Cecilia Keating
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New report from think tank Onward warns that without a major revamp of the UK's skills strategy its net zero goals and economic competitiveness will be at risk

The UK's skills shortage is a well-documented and long-standing phenomenon, which has seen successive governments launch policies to enhance technical vocational training, encourage more students to take...

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