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Recommendation 98
98
Acknowledged
The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce should have a specific objective to encourage coordination between different...
Recommendation
The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce should have a specific objective to encourage coordination between different jurisdictions in the UK, so that a common effort can be made towards supporting shipbuilding in Scotland and other parts of the UK. Defence in Scotland: military shipbuilding 35
Government Response Summary
The UKSST, NSO and DfE welcome the signal to work collaboratively and are committed to ensuring its recommendations work for all UK nations, with the NSO providing transparency on future orders and a stable baseline of work through the 30 Year Cross-Government Shipbuilding Pipeline.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The UKSST, NSO and DfE welcome this signal from the Committee to work collaboratively to meet the skills needs of the sector through the existing education system. The UKSST recognises skills is a devolved issue and is committed to ensuring its recommendations work for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As noted above, that approach is reflected in its membership and the UKSST has worked closely with the Devolved Administrations from its inception to take account of regional differences in the needs and provision of skills for shipbuilding. In terms of setting out a clear signal against which to plan the skills requirements for the defence sector in Scotland, the NSO has committed to providing transparency on future orders and a stable baseline of work through the 30 Year Cross-Government Shipbuilding Pipeline. This pipeline provides a clear demand signal to industry about the needs of the defence shipbuilding sector going forward.