From September 2020, the traditional GDL and LPC training route for solicitors will be replaced with the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). One of the aims of the new exam is to make sure that all solicitors are trained to the same professional standard and those part-way through their training will have a choice over which […]
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Shortage of tech skills ‘holding back UK productivity’
A survey of almost 1,500 businesses across the country has found three-quarters reported that, to varying degrees, they were facing a shortage of the tech skills they needed. The survey found that the skills most important to companies were basic computer skills (72 per cent); communicating and connecting through digital channels (71 per cent); and […]