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The UK’s nuclear workforce has grown by approximately 7,000 people in the year ending April 2024, according to the newly released 2024 Nuclear Workforce Assessment …
The Nuclear Workforce Assessment is the single largest workforce analysis in the nuclear sector, covering both civil and defence.
The Nuclear Workforce Assessment supports workforce planning in the nuclear industry through forecasting skills supply and demand across key activities including new builds, operations, decommissioning, research and defence.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, today delivered the government’s Spring Statement. The government is also expected to announce the outcome of the Spending Review in June. This will give an overview of each government department’s day-to-day spending  to 2028/29, and capital expenditure until 2029/30.
Last week, Westminster hosted the Nuclear Industry Association’s Nuclear Week in Parliament, a high-profile event featuring over 20 learn and explore sessions attended by more …
The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) has welcomed the Government’s outcome of the rapid review of post-16 qualifications and the decisions to expand the time period during which existing qualifications in engineering, manufacturing, and health and science will be funded.
Since the general election, the new government has begun setting out its plan to establish the UK as a clean energy superpower.
Cogent Skills – the skills leader for the UK science and technology sector – has appointed David Vineall as its new Chair, succeeding Joanna Woolf, who is retiring after serving as Chair for the past four years and as Chief Executive for 17 years prior to that.
Cogent Skills – the skills leader for the UK science and technology sectors – has appointed Alex Henderson as Head of Commercial of its Apprenticeships business.
The Autumn Budget underlined the Government’s commitment to addressing skills challenges, with a much-needed £300 million for further education in England alongside reaffirming the important role Skills England will play in increasing skills to help deliver economic growth.
Cogent Skills is preparing a response to the Department of Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Review, which has been commissioned to review the national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, including qualification pathways.
We were pleased to read the government position on Level 3 qualifications from Skills Minister, Baroness Smith, last week, indicating that while there is a …
