Wake Up Call: Sleepwalking into a Skills Deficit Disaster

<p>In an age of rapid digital transformation, the need for skilled workers has never been greater.&nbsp;<strong>As countless UK organisations grapple with a growing shortage of qualified employees, a disastrous skills deficit looms on the horizon.</strong>&nbsp;Not only threatening the survival of private businesses, the skills gap underscores a pressing social responsibility to invest in the future of our workforce at a time when it is most needed.</p> <p>At Code Division, we&rsquo;re committed to tackling this impending crisis sustainably, while building solutions that benefit both communities and industry.</p> <h1><strong>The Growing Dilemma:</strong></h1> <p>Across sectors, industry is experiencing the repercussions of a lack of skilled talent.&nbsp;<strong>Despite the warning signs, many organisations have failed to recognise the importance of investing in learning and development pipelines.</strong></p> <p>In 2022 the Federation of Small Businesses found that 80% of small firms faced difficulties recruiting applicants with suitable skills in the previous 12 months, while the Open University 2020 Business Barometer found that&nbsp;<strong>skills gaps are costing companies a record &pound;6.6bn a year due to inflated salaries, temporary staffing, recruitment fees and training.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@codedivision/wake-up-call-sleepwalking-into-a-skills-deficit-disaster-ecfc0f7df922"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>