The world has been plunged into a war against COVID-19. Like all wars, after the devastation, there is a period of re-assessment and rebuilding. Our recent webinar, The government’s Jobs Plan in the digital economy, examined how the UK is getting back to work. Johanna Hamilton AMBCS reports.
It’s been a tough year. According to the World Health Organization, to date, there have been nearly 12m cases of COVID-19; of that, 731,000 lives have been lost - including 46,574 in the UK.
A virus, unheard of a year ago, has swept through every corner of our devolved nation and has made our economy stall to a level unparalleled since the 1970s. As consumer confidence falls and unemployment doubles, the government has put together a £160bn package of measures to stimulate the economy.
Discussing the government’s Plan for Jobs announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and chairing the seminar, was Rebecca George OBE FBCS, President of BCS and managing partner at Deloitte. Joining her in debate were:
- Laura Jane Rawlings, CEO Youth Employment UK;
- Jonathan Mitchell Deputy Director, Standards Development, IfATE;
- Rebecca Denham Traineeships Policy Lead, Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA);
- Jessica Holt Director of Consultancy & Workforce Solutions, Consultancy, Tower part of Capita Resourcing;
- Dr Bill Mitchell OBE MBCS, BCS Director of Policy;
- Jenna Griffin, BCS Policy Programme Manager.
