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Is the UK being left behind when it comes to gender representation in STEM?

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Is the UK being left behind when it comes to gender representation in STEM. Just looking at the latest stats from NCES which show that, not only does the gender balance in STEM subjects in the US (post-secondary awards) look favourable compared to the UK, but also, the situation across the pond has been improving slightly in recent years. OK so educational systems differ I know, but, further analysis of… Read More »Is the UK being left behind when it comes to gender representation in STEM?

Growth in the UK tech workforce (specialists) between 2018-28 will be above that for key EU competitors … but in Spain things are set to ‘sky rocket’!

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Ok media speak having just digested a load of items relating to tech tsunamis, skills cataclysms, the end of the world as we know it due to a slight fall in job applicants etc etc… however: Latest forecasts from CEDEFOP (EU) suggest that over the next ten years, while the number of UK tech specialists is predicted to grow at a higher rate than in other key EU nations –… Read More »Growth in the UK tech workforce (specialists) between 2018-28 will be above that for key EU competitors … but in Spain things are set to ‘sky rocket’!

IT skills shortages – still common but the UK actually does pretty well compared with many of our competitors

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Latest data from Eurostat shows once again that UK employers aren’t the only ones having trouble recruiting the tech staff they need – in fact the scale of the issue here is actually pretty small when compared with the likes of Czechia, Austria, Malt and Luxembourg where more than 70% of employers advertising for ICT staff last year stated that they had difficulties recruiting for some/all of these positions (compared… Read More »IT skills shortages – still common but the UK actually does pretty well compared with many of our competitors