Chief executive of the Tech Partnership, Karen Price, is calling on the education and training system to help plug the IT skills gap to ensure the UK has a workforce equipped for the future.

According to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO), ‘16-to 18-year old participation in education and training’, the overall value for money of the £7 billion spent each year on this age group’s learning has increased.

Ofsted has warned that too many courses for school leavers in England are not up to scratch, which is stopping teenagers from getting a job, an apprenticeship or going on to university.