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Recruitment
The majority (57%) of respondents reported that they are experiencing difficulty in recruiting for specific roles. These roles are varied, however the most commonly cited include; nurses, support workers, social workers, carers and managers.
10,832 unique job adverts were posted between January 2018 and 2019. The median posting duration for these jobs was 26 days, which is consistent with the median posting duration for all other occupations and companies in the region. Whilst this paints a relatively positive picture in terms of recruitment it does not account for the high turnover rate seen within the industry.
Barriers to Training
59% of respondents indicated that they experience barriers to training stating that sparing staff time (64%), lack of funds for the training (51%) and hard to find time to organise the training as key barriers (42%).
The majority (57%) of respondents are not aware of the funding programmes available to them to support with training.
Apprenticeships
The majority of businesses do not employ apprentices (74%). The reasoning behind this is cited as ‘apprenticeship frameworks do not meet their business needs’ and they are ‘unsure of the process in relation to offering one’. Other reasons cited include the fact that some care providers are very tentative in offering apprenticeships as they prefer to employ already experienced staff.
Brexit
Brexit is a concern for many operating within this sector. Funding, loss of staff and increased costs were the most commonly cited concerns.
Priority
The sector needs support for staff training to ensure eligibility for registration, a targeted campaign to train the workers through a funded programme would bolster the sector and future proof to be able to meet the demand for care and support at home.
3.7 Tourism, Leisure and Retail
Tourism and Leisure
The Tourism sector is an integral part of the Welsh economy, both in terms of economics but also in terms of creating a sense of place and promoting Wales’ identity and culture to the rest of the world. Furthermore, supply chain links aligned to the sector bring benefits to many of the small and micro sized enterprises which dominate our economy.
Expenditure by staying visitors in Wales in 2015 was over £2,385 billion, this is a growth of approximately 23% since 2012. This increased expenditure has resulted in an increase in employment levels and also GVA. To expand;
‘The tourism sector has supported higher and faster growth in employment and gross value added (GVA) than for the economy as a whole in Wales. Tourism is the third largest sector in terms of direct employment and has seen the second highest growth in employment levels of all of the Welsh Government priority sectors since 2006.’
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales
Sector Profiles