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Recommendation 88
88
Accepted
Building on the work of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce, the Ministry of Defence should...
Recommendation
Building on the work of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce, the Ministry of Defence should commission regular research to develop and keep up to date its understanding of the current and future skills profile of the shipbuilding workforce, and the skills needed by the shipbuilding sector. Given education and skills are devolved matters, we equally encourage the Scottish Government to develop its understanding of the skills profile required in the shipbuilding sector. This will help both governments, education sectors and the shipbuilding industry to anticipate and respond to the needs of Scottish yards. The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce
Government Response Summary
The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST) is collaborating across Government, the Devolved Administrations, industry and training providers to develop and implement a future-focussed skills strategy and intends to publish a report of recommended actions in autumn 2023.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
29 & 30: The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST) seeks to address this challenge by collaborating across Government, the Devolved Administrations, industry and training providers to develop and implement a future-focussed skills strategy. The UKSST includes representatives from both Skills Development Scotland and Scottish industry. The UKSST is overseen by the Department for Education (DfE), with close support from the NSO. The UKSST will work to build a picture of industry’s skills needs and provide solutions to skills shortages, particularly those relating to new and emerging technologies. It intends to publish a report of recommended actions in autumn 2023 in pursuit of the policy goals outlined in the NSbS Refresh, principally to reduce skills shortfalls and to increase reported improvements in the quality and availability of skills.