Economic slowdown emphasising UK skills shortages
21/10/08 | 12:35
Commenting on John Denham’s announcement today that £350 million will be offered to small businesses to help boost staff skills, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, David Frost, said:
“The economic slowdown is emphasising the UK's current skills shortages, so making more funds available to improve staff skills will benefit small firms. Of course, the available short courses must be relevant to actual business needs and not just pay lip-service to them.
“We are pleased to hear that John Denham intends to reduce bureaucracy associated with training schemes. But, we’d like to know how and when this will happen, as the Government has promised to reduce bureaucracy on numerous occasions in the past with few discernable results.”
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Notes to Editors:
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.