New survey report finds most firms expect to maintain or increase investment in training their workforce amid expanding links between businesses and schools, colleges, and universities.
The power and impact of education goes well beyond the workplace but understanding how employers perceive how our education system is working or not working is vital. Now into its second decade, the CBI’s annual education and skills survey improves our understanding by bringing together a huge amount of evidence, data, and insight from the 190,000 employers the CBI represents.
The United Kingdom and countries around the world face major challenges throughout the 21st century: an ageing workforce, globalisation, technological change and an urgent need to address societal inequalities. How politicians, educators and employers react to these challenges is important, and the CBI believes education and learning has a key role to play in addressing them.
Key findings from this year's report
- Employers are looking to education for a skilled workforce as this remains key to a rapidly changing world
- Improving technical and further education is essential for developing the UK's skills bas
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