Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 31
31
Acknowledged
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The creation of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce shows a welcome recognition of the importance...
Conclusion
The creation of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce shows a welcome recognition of the importance of long-term workforce planning in shipbuilding. This kind of planning is essential if Scottish yards are to have the highly-skilled workers they need to thrive in the future. We look forward to the publication of the Taskforce’s report in September 2023.
Government Response Summary
The NSO agrees that workforce planning by the UKSST is essential. The 30-Year Cross-Government shipbuilding pipeline provides transparency and encourages investment in skills. The NSO also recognizes shared ambitions between the work of the UKSST and Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET).
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93
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
31 & 32: One of the most critical enablers of a thriving UK shipbuilding enterprise will be a highly skilled and motivated workforce. The NSO therefore wholeheartedly agrees that the workforce planning being undertaken by the UKSST will be essential. Additionally, the 30 Year Cross-Government shipbuilding pipeline set out in the NSbS Refresh seeks to provide industry with increased transparency to plan and manage its workforce, and to encourage investment in skills over the long term. Specific to workforce planning for Scottish shipyards, the NSO also recognise the shared ambitions between the work of the UKSST and Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET). NSET seeks to provide the skills for modern advanced manufacturing: namely, to shape skills provision to meet industry needs, and to support and incentivise industry to invest in skills and training so that they have a talented pool of people from which they can draw. The Chair of the UKSST, with support from Government, would be pleased to meet with the Committee following publication of its report.