Although unemployment in the United Kingdom is rising, skills shortages still exist in some sectors, such as sports and leisure. Research produced by the government-sponsored Sector Skills Agreement shows that, while the number of jobs in sports and leisure has grown at an annual rate of 3.9pc in recent years, it remains constrained by a low-skills-base workforce.
About 20pc of the UK industry’s 36,500 organisations report skills gaps, with 29pc of the leisure workforce lacking qualifications up to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent. To fill the gap, the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure is planning to train 85,000 new entrants in the industry, together with existing staff and volunteers, each year.
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