Article: Teacher, engineer, IT worker, nurse - where have all our trained staff gone? Some schools are facing a four-day week because of a lack of staff. But the country's skills crisis is by no means confined to the classroom (Graphic omitted)

Scarcely a day goes by in Britain's booming economy without news of the scarcity of skilled workers. Last week it emerged that some schools are having to close one day a week for lack of staff. The country is so short of experts in information technology that the Government is "fast- tracking" immigration procedures for foreigners with the necessary skills. We are poaching so many nurses overseas that some countries are starting to complain. We cannot find enough chefs, shop assistants or hotel receptionists; last week it was reported that 5,500 vacancies for skilled hospitality staff exist in Greater Manchester alone. Even the England football manager had to be hired abroad.

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