By Liz Hall

UK businesses plan to invest more in training and development over the next year, reveals the CBI/Birkbeck Education and Skills Survey 2021. More than half (53%) say they’ll increase investment compared to the last 12 months, with just 3% planning to invest less – giving a balance of +50%. Employers are unconfident about recruiting people with skills not attached to national qualifications (65% confident vs 31% not confident – balance of +34%). Yet, employers predict a need for such skills over the next...