Company warns about skill shortage

NES says that companies will find it difficult to fill their vacancies without efforts to address the skills shortage in technical, engineering, rail and IT personnel.

Tackling the well publicised and growing shortage of suitably qualified technical, engineering, rail and IT personnel within the UK must still be a priority for the recruitment industry, NES has insisted.

Without taking steps to address skills shortages within these sectors, companies will find it increasingly difficult to fill their vacancies and will therefore be subjected to intensified pressures to do so.

The work of NES to tackle the skills shortages through its Foreign National Candidate (FNC) pipeline has been further enhanced by the appointment of FNC resourcer Priyanka Sarkar.

Based at the company's London branch, Sarkar will support the existing OISC accredited adviser, Matthew Pegram, who works from the NES group headquarters in Manchester, where she will provide specific advice on the best route to take to gain authorisation to work in the UK.

The FNC service provided by Pegram and Sarkar, combined with NES resourcing centres overseas, facilitates a two-way flow of candidates into and out of the UK.

"With over three years experience at India's leading HR service provider and fluency in Hindi and Bengali, Priyanka has the right balance of skills and experience for her new role where, in light of impending changes to the visa system, guidance and support for both candidates and client companies will become increasingly important", says Simon Gerrard, Director at NES in London.

"An obvious advantage for our clients is that they will be relieved of the hassles associated with hiring employees who require a visa, opening up a much wider pool of potential candidates", he adds.

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