And government needs to work with business… in the blanks’ on how this policy will work… …to ‘fill provide the certainty investors are looking for. …and Yet there’s another issue. No amount of money will matter… we don’t have the people… …if can actually build our roads, homes, runways and …who railways. Look at any number of infrastructure projects… you’ll see training schemes dedicated to growing talent… …and here in the UK. …right And in 2015 British firms… – – over £45 billion on training and skills. …invested But even with this… – are still facing shortages across the board. …firms
And government needs to work with business… …to ‘fill in the blanks’ on how this policy will work… …and provide the certainty investors are looking for. Yet there’s another issue. No amount of money will matter… …if we don’t have the people… …who can actually build our roads, homes, runways and railways. Look at any number of infrastructure projects… …and you’ll see training schemes dedicated to growing talent… …right here in the UK. And – in 2015 – British firms… …invested over £45 billion on training and skills. But – even with this… …firms are still facing shortages across the board.
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