Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 28
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The UK has already benefited from new international agreements that have been established outside of...
Conclusion
The UK has already benefited from new international agreements that have been established outside of the European Union, such as with the US on the Artemis Accords and the UK-Australia Space Bridge. More needs to be done to ensure that the UK increases its international reach and benefits from the skills and technologies being developed in other countries. The UK should focus on forming new bi-lateral 80 UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure and multi-lateral agreements, like the UK-Australia Space Bridge, that support the UK’s aims for space and provide access to new trade opportunities, collaborative R&D projects, and access to new technologies. (Paragraph 130) Addressing the skills shortage
Government Response Summary
The government describes the UKSA Inspiration Programme, committing over £4 million to establish the National Space Skills Institute (NSSI) and address skills shortages in the space sector.
Government Response
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HM Government
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16 Government Response: UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure The UKSA Inspiration Programme will commit over £4 million in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to establish the National Space Skills Institute (NSSI – note, this is a working title and subject to change). The NSSI will provide access to training for workers in the space sector and for those entering it, focusing on the skills and knowledge most in demand among space sector employers (including academia and government) and those identified by horizon scanning to support future suitably qualified and experienced workforce needs. develop their knowledge and understanding of how space can help deliver their objectives. It will expand capacity by promoting existing courses, by combining elements of existing provision to create new training opportunities, and by funding the development of new training programmes, courses and opportunities for learning that are co-developed between industry and academia. To identify the most in demand skills and knowledge, the UKSA will commission the Space Skills Survey 2023 to provide an up-to-date picture of the skills issues experienced by the space sector, with initial findings to be presented in summer 2023. The UKSA will also continue to convene the Space Skills Advisory Panel (SSAP), which will play a key role in the establishment of the NSSI. The evidence presented in the survey will be combined with valuable insights from the SSAP to produce a Space Skills Action Plan by the end of 2023 which will hold all parties across government, industry, and academia accountable for actions needed to address the sector’s skills shortage.