CV training gaps spell disaster for job market

Vocational skills are essential to improving the long term competitiveness of businesses yet one quarter of adults are failing to declare this training on their CVs, a new report has revealed. The research from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) reveals that three out of four employers see staff with vocational skills as essential in improving the long-term competitiveness of their business. However, with 29% failing to list these skills on their CVs, a potential gap in communicating these skills to employers is emerging. Further evidence that employers are placing an increased emphasis on practical qualifications is demonstrated by one third of employees with vocational qualifications being rewarded with a higher salary. In addition, 71% of the workforce surveyed agreed that in the current climate employees holding vocational qualifications may be better suited in than those with university degrees. This sentiment is further echoed with almost three quarters of employees finding their vocational qualifications to be of more benefit now than ever before.