The creation of the UKSST was widely welcomed by contributors to our inquiry.152 John Howie of Babcock described it as “a key example of…the longer term planning that is needed to ensure that we generate the next generation of the workforce, and that we 144 Professor John Louth (DIS0028) 145 Department for Education, Terms of reference for the UK shipbuilding skills taskforce, August 2022; City of Glasgow College (DIS0035) 146 National Shipbuilding Office, National Shipbuilding Strategy Refre...

The creation of the UKSST was widely welcomed by contributors to our inquiry.152 John Howie of Babcock described it as “a key example of…the longer term planning that is needed to ensure that we generate the next generation of the workforce, and that we 144 Professor John Louth (DIS0028) 145 Department for Education, Terms of reference for the UK shipbuilding skills taskforce, August 2022; City of Glasgow College (DIS0035) 146 National Shipbuilding Office, National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, CP 605, 10 March 2022, p.66 147 National Shipbuilding Office, National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, CP 605, 10 March 2022, p.66 148 Department for Type: conclusion | Number: 91 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The creation of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST) shows a welcome recognition of the importance of long-term workforce planning in shipbuilding. This kind of planning is essential if Scottish yards are to have the highly-skilled workers they need to thr