Lack of funding leaves charities' staff short of skills, says report

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 31 October 2007

Almost three out of 10 voluntary sector organisations employ staff who are not sufficiently skilled to carry out their roles, new research shows.

According to the Workforce Hub's Voluntary Sector Skills Survey 2007 , which is published today, 29 per cent of charities report that they employ staff they consider to be under-skilled. The area with the greatest skills shortage is marketing, according to the report. Of almost 2,000 charities in England consulted...

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