Chancellor’s apprenticeship scheme criticised as CBI highlights skill shortages in manufacturing,science, engineering and technology as barrier to recoveryGeorge Osborne’s pledge to fix Britain’s woeful productivity record will be called into question by a main trade group on Monday when it highlights a skills crisis and redoubles criticism of the government’s apprenticeship plans. As official figures this week are expected to show wages picking up and unemployment holding at a seven-year low, and the CBI highlights that a growing number of employers are struggling to fill skilled jobs.
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Source: theguardian.com