NES has taken action to address the UK skills shortage within technical and engineering industries

NES has taken action to address the UK skills shortage within technical and engineering industries by appointing resource co-ordinator, Matthew Pegram.

Recognising the fact that its clients must consider overseas applicants in order to access a wider pool of candidates and tackle the growing domestic skills shortage, Matthewís responsibilities will involve managing the Foreign National Candidate (FNC) pipeline; redirecting, vetting, contacting and assisting with authorisation for all non-UK applicants to NES and developing an additional database for consultants to use.

The company is confident that the introduction of this value-added service to its current portfolio will play a significant part in the placement of suitably skilled candidates.

Says Mark Tully, managing director at NES: ìThe benefits of this initiative to the industries that we serve are clear. Matthewís appointment will make hiring overseas candidates a much more straightforward procedure for our clients. It means that we can build on our already impressive reputation within the industry and relieve clients of the need to conduct this type of activity themselves.î