The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has given advice to employers on how to stay competitive during a recession, advocating training of staff as an important factor in keeping business strong. Launching an attack on the chancellor's Budget plans to provide further debt-funded fiscal stimulus, the CBI recommended that he instead focused on providing confidence-building measures for businesses. Training for companies was one of the measures advised by the business group, which said skills investment would help the UK economy more than current Budget proposals. John Cridland of the CBI said: "In the face of sharply rising unemployment, investing in skills and training during the recession will help business remain competitive and ensure the UK is in pole position to take advantage of the eventual upturn." He also said that businesses need help supplying graduate jobs. The channel director for Microsoft UK Clare Barclay recently told CRN magazine that training and development should not be cut during difficult economic times.
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