Survey shows shortage of skilled staff

Wednesday 21st May 2008, 2:30PM BST.

A SURVEY by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed a lack of specialist skills in the finance sector.

The survey, which was launched last year, attracted 30 responses from organisations employing in excess of 5,800 staff in Guernsey. The institute’s Kathy Armstrong presented the results at its annual meeting.

She said the companies which responded to the survey had 294 vacancies. ‘Applying this figure across the finance and legal sector indicates about 610 open vacancies,’ she said.

She said more were expected to be revealed by respondents. ‘An additional 210 finance and legal-sector jobs are anticipated, suggesting an additional 560 vacancies arising, with a potential staff shortage of 1,200 over the next 12 months.’