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UK to train 120,000 builders, carers to cut reliance on migrants
- The UK government intends to expand apprenticeship opportunities and establish new training centres across the country to skill up a large number of local workers, including those in construction, engineering, and healthcare roles.
- This initiative aims to address severe labour shortages caused by an aging domestic workforce, fewer foreign workers post-Brexit, and tighter migration controls.
- The programme includes facilities like the Patient Care Training Centre at West Herts College, which offers practical courses with NHS partnership and realistic medical manikins.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson emphasized the government's commitment to expanding pathways into employment, while Watford MP Matt Turmaine highlighted the benefits of the collaboration between the NHS and local college.
- Despite these efforts, experts warn that skilled worker shortages remain large, suggesting that relaxing visa rules and expanding overseas recruitment may also be necessary.
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UK pledges £3bn to train locals and cut foreign worker reliance
Britain will invest a record £3 billion to expand skills training across key sectors, the government announced on Tuesday, as part of a strategy to reduce economic reliance on foreign workers and increase domestic labour participation. The initiative, led by the Department for Education, will create 120,000 new training opportunities in construction, engineering, health and social care, and digital industries. Officials say it will “refocus the …
UK: Migrants a political problem, Starmer moots $4 bn-plan to upskill 120,000 British workers
PM Starmer has a two-pronged task ahead of him: to boost the indigenous workforce, all while clamping down on migration. Labour Party has announced that the government will increase its English-speaking requirement for overseas workers which will eventually make it harder for migrants to stay in the country
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UK to spend $4 billion on job training to curb reliance on migrant workers
Britain will spend a record $4 billion to increase training opportunities, as part of an effort to train locals to fill gaps in the labor market and reduce reliance on foreign workers, the government said on Tuesday.The investment will "refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent" by creating 120,000 new training opportunities in key sectors, including construction, engineering, health and social care and digital, the government'…
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UK to train 120,000 builders, carers to cut reliance on migrants
The U.K. government plans to train 120,000 British builders, engineers and care workers as it tries to curb migration without worsening skill shortages.
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