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Recommendation 33
33
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 164
Promote advantages of nuclear industry careers to school-leavers, graduates and career changers.
Recommendation
As part of a strategic approach to nuclear, the Government and the industry should set out steps deliberately to communicate to school-leavers, graduates and to those changing careers, the particular advantages of choosing to work in the nuclear industry.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the need for skills in the nuclear industry and mentions its work with the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group and the recently launched Nuclear Skills Taskforce to identify gaps and ensure the right training, but does not detail specific communication steps to attract new recruits.
Paragraph Reference:
164
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
[Response to 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36] • The Government is committed to ensuring the UK nuclear industry has the required skills to deliver on its existing decommissioning requirements together with supporting the proposed programme of new nuclear. • The Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG) an employer-led Nuclear Industry Skills lead and provides ‘one voice’ to government. The Government works closely with the NSSG on targeted actions that reflect the ambitions for the UK’s civil nuclear programme to help identify skills gaps, required training programs and qualifications. • The Nuclear Skills Taskforce, jointly launched by the Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie MP, and the Minister for Defence Procurement James Cartlidge, has a remit to turbocharge the work already undertaken with industry and across government, including by the NSSG. The Taskforce will ensure we have the right people, with the right skills to deliver on our nuclear ambitions.