Employers in Northumberland are being encouraged to take part in a new survey to outline their skills and recruitment needs. The Employer Skills Survey has been launched as restrictions are lifted further so that the council can ensure the right training, development, and skills programmes are put in place to help businesses in the county to grow and prosper and the economy to recover. The survey asks about vocational and ‘soft skills’ such as communication and leadership, while exploring what types of training businesses have accessed and any barriers to suitable training. Janice Rose, Head of Economy and Regeneration at Northumberland County Council said: “As we begin to move out of lockdown and the economy starts to re-open we want to make sure that Northumberland businesses have the workforce and skills they need to succeed.
Source: Media Outreach
Digital Marketing skills have grown in importance as the top competency required for business viability, as voted by 50% of employers in 2021 vs 44% of them in 2020.
Data Analysis (36%) and Project Management (35%) skills also remain the top digital skills coveted by employers
The digital skills which have grown in importance include: Basic IT Support (33% in 2020 vs 34% in 2021), Cybersecurity (27% in 2021 vs 25% in 2020), Governance, Risk Management & Personal Data Protection (24% in 2021 vs 22% in 2020), AI Machine Learning (22% in 2021 vs 20% in 2020) and Robotic Process Automation (20% in 2021 vs 17% in 2020)
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 April 2021 – As consumers alter their retail behaviour due to the pandemic, companies have increasingly turned to digital marketing as a means to reach out to their customers. Digital Marketing skills have therefore grown in importance as the top competency required for business viability, as voted by half o
Universities Minister at UCAS s Annual Admissions Conference
Universities Minister addresses UCAS s Annual Admissions Conference on the future of higher and further education
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Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me today.
I wanted to start by really taking the opportunity to thank you all, and everyone in the higher education sector, for your inspirational response to this pandemic.
Coming together for events like we are today reminds us of the incredible impact that you have had on people’s lives.
You have kept people learning despite a once in a century pandemic so that they didn’t have to put their lives on hold.