Yorkshire manufacturing: Filling the skills gap

GOVERNMENT support is needed on skills if the manufacturing sector is to play a full part in the UK recovery, according to experts in the region.

A round table discussion on the Yorkshire manufacturing sector heard complaints that Ministers fail to understand the support needed by industry despite repeatedly calling for an export-led recovery.

Kevin Parkin, chairman of Parkin Ltd, said: "““We’’ve got to get back into schools the work agenda and teach kids how to work. We’’ve got them ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...