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 Topic review - 60,000 Transport for the West Midlands? 
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Reply with quote Post Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 5:56 pm
It does seem overly optimistic.

Reply with quote Post Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:04 pm
That is a lot of people, and many will need to be highly skilled. I can't see it happening.

Reply with quote Post Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:45 pm
60,000 Transport for the West Midlands?
That's a hell of a target: https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/academy-to-fill-60000-transport-jobs-in-the-region-by-2035/

Employers are having enough trouble recruiting due to the state of the employment market. There's already been demands for the new government to loosen immigration rules to help with the problem.


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