More Workers Consider Career Change

Tuesday 04th August 2009

More workers across the UK intend to gain new qualifications in order to plot a change of career.

Most want to learn new skills and earn more money, according to a new report by the Careers Advice Service.

A study of 1,000 adults showed more than two-thirds realised they would stand a better chance of progressing their career if they gained new qualifications.

The research was undertaken to mark a campaign by the Learning and Skills Council to offer advice on training and jobs in a number of towns across England this summer.

Jon Gamble, of the LSC, said: "Over the next 10 years, it will become increasingly difficult to get a job without any basic qualifications and this campaign will help to raise awareness and provide valuable information about the accessibility of skills training and acquiring the relevant qualifications."