Summary
AS many as 5,200 jobs are "at risk" in the region, as recession causes a widening skills gap in the South West's engineering sector.
Yesterday, the sector skills council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (Semta) warned that about 1,250 companies in the Westcounty were in danger of "failing", due to a slump in hiring, training and a failure to bridge the skills gaps in their workforces.See the full content of this document
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Skills Gap Widens As Jobs Are at Risk
This figure represents almost a fifth of all engineering companies in the South West.
Semta chief executive Philip Whiteman said:"Whatever a bu...See the full content of this document
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