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Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) face strong headwinds in addressing skills gaps and evolving employee needs, finds CIMA's latest Mind the Skills Gap Report
With government changes anticipated to reduce Level 7 Apprenticeship funding, additional pressure will be put on businesses' ability to develop and upskill their workforces at a time when the UK needs [them] to be focused on growth.
CIMA's research has been published in 2023, 2020, 2019, and 2018, mapping the growing disconnect between government, employer, and employee needs in the UK.
The was carried out among UK SMEs (organisations with 10-249 employees) by Opinium Research on behalf of CIMA.
Fieldwork for employers and employees took place online between November and December 2024 to a sample of 1,000 SME decision-makers and a sample of 1,000 SME employees.
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