Sentence examples for skill shortfalls from inspiring English sources

Skill shortfalls were most common in communication, teamwork, other technical and practical skills, customer handling, and problem solving and least common in numeracy and literacy (Hillage et al.2002).2002

We have also engaged in discussions with potential employers in Australia and the region about skill shortfalls and training needs for their staff.

Second, it is important that some assessment is made, however rudimentary, of current service delivery levels in nursing and midwifery, so development programmes can be targeted at groups where skill shortfalls are identified.

The guests tackling this question, and discussing the skills shortfalls in the UK's education system, include David Willetts MP (Minister of State for Universities and Science), Professor Jeff Magee (Principal of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London) and Dan Crow (Chief Technology Office at Songkick).

These skills shortfalls mean the price of construction goes up "at a time when we're trying to create more social and affordable housing," he adds.

The industry body said the skills shortfall in technology was deepening.

This basic skills shortfall closely tracks national educational attainment deficits: Census data from 2007 compiled by the Working Poor Families Project found that 26 million adults lack a high school degree or equivalent, and another 56 million had no post-secondary experience.

He continues to observe for those who indicate there is a skill shortage, "by far the most important shortfall they see in candidates is a lack of experience doing similar jobs".

Of course, a No. 2 like Gary patches up a lot more things than he breaks down: system shortfalls, skill shortcomings, hurt feelings, customer expectations, sales revenue, and strategies of swinging for the fences.

For all of the technical capacity, the air force suffers from shortfalls in skills and equipment, as well as the sectarian tension.

The wider implications of this are that limited educational budgets and resources can be efficiently deployed to meet the actual shortfall in skill levels.