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Could Brexit & its limitation on free movement of labour, ‘force’ the UK’s employers to start training again?

In its report – From ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’: making the UK’s skills system world class - the CIPD warns that the UK is sleepwalking into a low-value, low-skills economy.

New analysis from the CIPD, shows that two decades of under-investment and failed policy on skills in the UK has contributed to the country lagging well behind its competitors in Europe and most of the OECD on at least 4 key measures, including literacy & numeracy, learning & development, and digital skills.

In its report the CIPD warns that the UK is sleepwalking into a low-value, low-skills economy which leaves the nation ill-prepared for its post-Brexit future, particularly if the UK is to face restrictions on accessing talent from outside of the UK.
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