Forty-three per cent of UK employers are having trouble recruiting workers with graduate-level skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), says a report released on 9 May. Building for Growth: Business Priorities for Education and Skills, prepared by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in London and Education Development International in Coventry, found that employers expect future recruitment problems as numbers of STEM graduates fall. More than one-quarter of science and high-tech employers pay for internships or sponsor higher education to promote STEM to potential recruits, and 60% are increasing investments in training and development. “Employers are taking on a greater role in skills development — offering apprenticeships, training and more links to university programmes,” says Simon Nathan, senior policy adviser at the CBI.