It is not really surprising that over half the organisations in the latest CIPD learning and development survey admit to being unmoved by the government’s “post-Leitch skills agenda”. The government has focused its efforts on the development of the most basic skills in the workplace, whereas most employers (87% in the CIPD survey) are of the opinion (surprise, surprise) that they should not be the ones responsible for educating young people up to a decent standard of literacy and numeracy.
It appears that it is the lack of softer skills among school, college and university leavers that is creating real concern for employers. According to the CIPD, communication and leadership skills are the two attributes that organisations miss the most when recruiting the younger age groups. And these are the same skills that top the list as being necessary for organisations to meet business requirements in the next two years.
To see how employers are addressing the leadership development issue, IRS is carrying out its own learning and development survey of UK organisations. HR directors and/or learning and development specialists are most welcome to participate, and will receive a free copy of the final report of our findings.
If you wish to join in the survey, please click here
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