Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Acknowledged
Outdated apprenticeship standards contain gaps, failing to meet transport manufacturing sector employer requirements.
Conclusion
Apprenticeship standards and other technical education training standards are not consistently being kept up to date and sometimes contain significant gaps or irrelevant content. As a result, the skills provided do not always meet the requirements of employers in the transport manufacturing sector. (Conclusion, Paragraph 48)
Government response summary AI-generated
Skills England welcomes the opportunity to work with the transport manufacturing sector to understand their needs for skills passports and how these connect with the wider manufacturing sector where passport development is already under consideration.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 5 May 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗