Meet Annette Valentine who is the Programme Lead for the Nuclear Skills Strategy Board.
Kate Hutchins
The industrial manufacturing sector faces a serious challenge in the UK. Companies currently have 72,000 unfilled vacancies and this – combined with an ageing workforce set to result in a significant number of expected retirements over the next five years – means employers of all sizes need to take action.
The SIP Careers Taskforce is a group of early career professionals from diverse backgrounds who share a passion for science-based careers.
Natalie Webster was one of the first cohort of apprentices supported by Cogent Skills in 2012.
The SIP Careers Taskforce is a group of early career professionals from diverse backgrounds who share a passion for science-based careers.
Key players in nuclear have come together to agree a set of four commitments to help deliver the future workforce the sector needs to thrive over the coming decades.
This week, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) published a new report: ‘A Simpler Skills System’. The report supports IfATE’s strategic objective of ‘Building a more integrated skills system’ and follows last year’s Big Conversation, to which SIP and NSSG members contributed.
Earlier this year, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) held a public consultation into mandatory qualifications, to which the Science Industry Partnership (SIP) submitted a response. The consultation received more than 300 responses and the outcomes have been published.
LifeArc is an innovative medical research charity which aims to create life-changing advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Its ground-breaking work currently includes developing new drugs to tackle conditions including cancer, dementia and cystic fibrosis.
Key figures from across UK Nuclear have come together at a landmark event to own the skills challenge that faces the sector. ‘Building Skills for the Nation’s Nuclear Capability’ took place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, (25 May), providing an opportunity for senior ministers, government officials, Industry CEO’s and academia, in both civil and defence, to work together to tackle critical skill issues.
Meet Rachel Roby, Strategic Apprenticeship Lead who supports Cogent Skills on technical education policy.
