As we come out of lockdown and government support programmes change, there is likely to be the largest growth in unemployment ever seen. There is already a prediction that 2.66 million people could be unemployed by the end of the year, a doubling of pre-pandemic levels.
The Government will respond, and training providers and employers need to influence and respond to those policies to ensure that skills training is understood as a key part of an effective and successful strategy to rebuild the economy.