Call for new government to heed employers on skills

The head of the food and drink sector skills council has called on the new coalition government to make full use of what he called ‘a new-found activism’ on skills and training among employers.Responding to the publication of the Confederation of British Industry’s latest Education and Skills Survey, Improve chief executive Jack Matthews says it is clear how central skills have become to the business strategies of most companies. He urged the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration to harness this by putting employers at the heart of a more coordinated approach to skills and