• • • TRAINING • • • Gareth went on to add: “It was interesting to see
a rise in apprenticeship recruitment intentions this year. This mirrors what we have seen on the ground, with clients slowly releasing the shackles to take people on, underlining the resilience of engineering and manufacturing once more. Whilst its an increase, there is still potential for more. “The sector still needs a greater national focus
that recognises its status as a top performing industry when it comes to positive contribution to GVA. “Other positive results featured an increase in
the desire to improve technology to boost productivity (81 per cent) and firms being able to retain staff, with just a quarter struggling to keep workers. Is this a case of the jobs market turning in favour of the employer, new initiatives or firm’s introducing more flexibility and better working conditions? “The Influence of AI in skills development is still relatively low, with 18 per cent of firms admitting they have used it so far. This will be a slow burn, but we are seeing some of the larger firms embed it into their processes, as Gestamp reinforced at a recent round table we held.” He concluded: “There has been a lot of discussion in industry about bringing back the old Engineering Industry Training Board (EITB) model. This was a levy-based system that all companies had to pay into and could then claim it back by funding apprenticeships and training.
“Whilst this would engage the disengaged and encourage all companies to invest in developing talent, it could be a risky time to consider it with all the other added costs and no finalised Industrial Strategy. It’s just a question for now, but a very interesting one.”
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