Our response
We welcome the creation of Skills England and the strategic approach to identifying and meeting skills needs. We look forward to working with Skills England and other stakeholders on developing a comprehensive workforce and training plan for the engineering and technology, to ensure that the sector, and indeed the entire economy, can thrive with a highly trained and adaptable workforce.
The ambition to ‘raise educational standards and break down barriers to opportunity’ is something we at EngineeringUK have been calling for. As the King outlined, the urgency of the climate challenge creates new job opportunities, many of them in engineering and technology. For young people to seize these opportunities we need an education system equipped to deliver for all. A focus on recruiting and retaining more STEM teachers alongside a modern curriculum will be key.
"It is good news that the government has committed to ensuring that the apprenticeship levy supports businesses to develop and upskill future and existing staff. A future growth and skills levy must focus on enabling more young people to gain access to entry-level apprenticeships. A greater pre-apprenticeship offer will help but the funding system must also lead to more opportunities for young people to access Level 2 and 3 apprenticeships. We look forward to working with the government to achieve this and deliver on their ‘youth guarantee’."
We welcome the creation of Skills England and the strategic approach to identifying and meeting skills needs. We look forward to working with Skills England and other stakeholders on developing a comprehensive workforce and training plan for the engineering and technology, to ensure that the sector, and indeed the entire economy, can thrive with a highly trained and adaptable workforce.
— EngineeringUK
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About EngineeringUK
EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit organisation that drives change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers. Our mission is to enable more young people from all backgrounds to be inspired, informed and progress into engineering and technology.
We work closely with our Corporate Members and in partnership with hundreds of organisations. We lead collaborative efforts to improve the impact of all engineering and tech inspiration and careers activities for young people through Tomorrow’s Engineers and managing The Tomorrow’s Engineers Code.
We ignite a passion for STEM among young people from all backgrounds through EUK Education and our school engagement programmes such as The Big Bang. Our careers resources help teachers bring STEM to life through real-world engineering and tech stories via Neon.
Our research and evidence build insight into the current workforce and our future needs. And our evaluations build understanding of what really works to inspire and inform the next generation. We also advocate for policy development in STEM and careers education and workforce planning for engineering and tech.
