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• Multi-platform,
• Creative talent,
• Welsh language,
• Multi-skilling,
• Finance,
• Technical,
• Software,
• Technology,
• Business,
• IP,
• Sales and Marketing,
• Leadership & Management.
Employers Voice82 Significant Challenges
• Very competitive markets
• Recruiting people with the desired qualifications
• FE/HE provision meeting the requirements
of the sector
• Lack of skilled Welsh speakers in the industry
• Lack of funding and investment
• Attracting bigger projects into Wales or
outside Cardiff
Recruitment Difficulties
• Difficulty in recruiting developers, Welsh speaking camera operators, sound recorders and producers.
• Specialist hair and make-up artists
Work Readiness of New Entrants
Drivers of Change
• Technology
• Technical competencies and digitalisation
• Changing audience demand and behaviours
Barriers to Training
• General consensus dictates that there are no barriers to training
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Specific skills shortages for the region:
• General consensus dictates that new entrants are not ‘work ready’
• A lack of real-life work experience
• Expectations of education leavers are too high.
82 RLSP Large Company Survey & electronic survey (April- June 2016)
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales Aspirational Economy