Playwork People 4 found that employers in the sector are struggling to find staff with the skills they are looking for. Two-thirds of employers surveyed said only a few of their new recruits have the skills necessary to do their job, and nine out of ten said that it was skills specific to playwork that they found lacking in potential recruits. Six in ten employers said they had a skills gap. The most common skill lacking was 'knowledge of the playwork values and principles'.
The report is based on two questionnaires, one for employers and employees, which generated 575 responses, and a separate questionnaire for employers only, which generated 200 responses.
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