Women engineers – where are they? 10/03/2011
Posted by CBSbutler Ltd in CBSbutler, Development, Engagement, Engineering, future engineers, highly skilled, Recruitment, skills shortages, women.Tags: Engineering, engineers, talent shortage, women
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Did you know that only 7% of engineers in the UK are women? This is the lowest number of women professionals in this sector in Europe – compared to 18% in Spain, 26% in Sweden and 20% in Italy. This research has been carried out by the UKRC, the leading UK organisation working to promote women’s participation in science, engineering and technology.
Training should be at the heart of everyone’s corporate strategy 23/02/2011
Posted by CBSbutler Ltd in CBSbutler, Development, Engagement, highly skilled, Recruitment, Training.Tags: employees
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‘Training valued by employees, overlooked by employers,’ was a headline that caught my eye this week.
According to a recent survey of 700 individuals conducted by a training provider, 57% were being denied funding by their employer for skills development, and 49% were not permitted to take time out of the office to receive invaluable training.
This shocked me. All successful companies know that if your staff are receiving the right training, they are being nurtured and developed into being the best that they can be, and they can positively apply their new found skills and experience to help make your business a success. (more…)
