Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 89
89
Acknowledged
The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh recognised the importance of skills as an issue, and in...
Conclusion
The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh recognised the importance of skills as an issue, and in response announced the establishment of a UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST). The Taskforce is run by the Department for Education, working with the National Shipbuilding Office.146 The Taskforce’s role is to “build a picture of industry’s skills needs and provide solutions to skills shortages, particularly those related to new and emerging technologies.”147 The UKSST has initially been tasked with building a picture of the skills needs and barriers within the shipbuilding industry; the Taskforce will then prepare a Shipbuilding Skills Strategy by 2023, which will include recommendations to help the UK shipbuilding sector meet its skills requirements, before taking steps to begin implementing those recommendations.148
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that the scope of the UKSST aligns with the NSbS Refresh and will consider the skills requirements for the entirety of the shipbuilding enterprise, as well as the impact of technological innovation.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
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.
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