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Articles tagged with: skills gap
Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?
Home affairs
Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?
Net migration to the United Kingdom has already reached a record high, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) expected to announce a further increase on Thursday.
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Education
By Policy@Manchester
The skills gap for long term nuclear future
The world’s climate and energy crises continues to worsen with extreme weather, heatwaves and increasing global energy prices. The IEA’s net zero by 2050 pathway has identified the need for nuclear, including SMRs growing support for this in the UK, Canada, France and the US. Dr Aneeqa Khan from The University of Manchester discusses the steps needed to develop a framework to secure a long-term nuclear future.
We must ensure all workers have the digital skills they need to succeed
Technology
By Julie Elliott MP
We must ensure all workers have the digital skills they need to succeed
Our country faces a comprehensive digital skills challenge. From simple basic skills of being able to use devices and software, to the building of web infrastructure, coding, digital design and the reskilling of those trained for their industries but ready for careers in tech, digital skills are crucial to the success of our economy and to the government achieving its goals of levelling up our country.
Engineering Kids’ Futures: How to tackle a £1.5 billion skills shortage Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineering Kids’ Futures: How to tackle a £1.5 billion skills shortage
With economic growth at the epicentre of the current focus in Westminster, the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) officially launched a new report in front of parliamentarians, students and industry leaders earlier this month with recommendations on how the Government can help tackle the UK’s gaping engineering skills shortage.
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Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET comments on reports of UK tech talent shortage
Dr Graham Herries, co-chair of Innovation and Skills at the Institution of Engineering and Technology said:
MPs say productivity should be at the top of the Government’s “to-do” list if it’s serious about levelling up Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
MPs say productivity should be at the top of the Government’s “to-do” list if it’s serious about levelling up
A new report examining the UK’s “productivity gap” suggests that the Government must decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to heal the North-South divide, with support from MPs.
The IET at 150: celebrating a century and a half of making the world a better place Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The IET at 150: celebrating a century and a half of making the world a better place
Engineers, Parliamentarians, and stakeholders gathered in Parliament last week to celebrate the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s 150th anniversary. Future-proofing the sector was top of the agenda.
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Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineering and tech giants join forces to STEM £1.5bn annual skills gap
Government urged to support ‘Engineering Kids’ Futures’ to tackle gaping engineering skills shortage through primary education drive