Two-fifths of the British public believe the lack of information technology education in primary and secondary education has stood in the way of a potential career in the tech sector. According to a new study from BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, perceptions like this could be hindering the UK’s efforts to promote social mobility. Despite a great deal of talk from the UK government, social mobility efforts have lagged over the last decade. In 2022, this led Goldman Sachs – the second largest investment bank in the world by revenue – to warn that “compared with other countries, the most disadvantaged in the UK are less likely to climb the income ladder”, adding that “the economically advantaged tend to stay at the top”, and that Covid-19 had “increased inequality further,” while rises in inflation, especially energy costs, are intensifying the problem, as they hit those on lower incomes hardest. At the same time, the much-discussed skills shortage which is apparently holding back the UK’s economy shows no signs of abating. Click here for more from Consultancy.uk.
