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elcome to the May issue of Electrical Engineering magazine. At the time of writing, Boris Johnson is still the Prime Minister, and amid the chaos in Westminster of scandal after scandal, the UK skills shortage is widening.


Both Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have taken a toll on the recruitment process. Amidst a pool of


vacant positions, employers are having a hard time when it comes to attracting the best talent. This is on record as the most severe skills shortage that the UK has ever faced and is likely to slow


Britain’s economic growth. Although trade sectors, such as construction, engineering, and IT, are affected the most, the UK labour shortage spans across all industries. In a recent KPMG pulse survey, 70% of the companies that participated said they found it difficult or


very difficult to attract and retain employees. Upskilling employees is essential for retaining and attracting new talent, and how can you use it to


create a landscape in which both your business and employees can flourish? According to the 14th ManpowerGroup Talent Shortage survey, the three most in-demand roles in the


UK are operations/logistics, manufacturing/production, and IT/data. Engineering, for example, has been suffering from labour shortages for a while, which peaked during


the pandemic, and there are several reasons for that. First of all, it’s an industry with an ageing workforce. According to ThisWeekInFM, in 2018, 19.5% of


engineers working in the UK were due to retire by 2026. It doesn’t help that there aren’t enough graduates to fill the gap, either, or that engineering has been


seen as a ‘man’s world’ for a long time, which has created a gender gap. We hope this issue is informative. If you’d like to comment on any of the articles featured, or if you’d


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