Wasted government funds should be directed to nearly half of engineering firms suffering from a digital skills gap, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), as a digital skills deficit is costing the UK economy £63 billion a year. In a fresh review by the IET of skills within engineering and technology – a key sector to help the UK reach its net-zero targets – shockingly 47% of employers report a technical skills gap within their current workforce, with 45% of those specifying a lack in adapting to new…
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