Employers fear they will be unable to recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey 67 .

Nearly half of the organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find 68 with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). 69 even more companies expect to experience 70 of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.

The Confederation of British Industry 71 694 businesses and organizations across the public and 72 sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.

Half are 73 they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to 74 enough employees with the right A-level skills.

" 75 we move further role recovery and businesses plan 76 growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will

77 ." said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. "Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right 78 or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top 79 to encourage more young people to study science-related 80 ."

The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects 81 they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers 82 least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don’t insist on a 83 degree subject. A third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.

The research 84 worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK 85 . Half of the employer expressed worries about employees’ basic literacy and numeracy(计算)skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, 86 two-thirds reported concerns.

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