Skills Shortages in the Chemical Industry• Is your company making the most out of its most valuable asset, its workforce? • Is your company ready for the projected skills shortage? • Is your workforce meeting the needs of your organisation? • Is your company finding it easy to recruit relevantly qualified staff? If you can confidently say YES to the above questions you may find that the situation is about to change. If you are answering NO you are not alone. Research has shown that in the North West chemical industry 66% of the workforce are under qualified. 80% of employers have also reported skills gaps in their workforce. There is also a demographic time bomb; 27% of the workforce is over 50 and 11% are under 30, therefore there will be a huge shortfall in the workforce over the next ten years. Are you ready? The government has recognised this skills shortage and has established a Centre of Vocational Excellence for the Chemical Industry, here in the North West. ChemiCol is that solution to the skills shortage. |
