Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 94
94
Acknowledged
We invite the UK Shipbuilding Taskforce, together with UK Government Ministers, to give oral evidence...
Conclusion
We invite the UK Shipbuilding Taskforce, together with UK Government Ministers, to give oral evidence to the Committee when the UKSST’s report is published in autumn 2023, so that its findings can be discussed further and priorities identified to ensure Scottish shipyards have the skills they need.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees the workforce planning is essential and the Chair of the UKSST would be pleased to meet with the Committee following publication of its report.
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.