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  • Transport infrastructure skills strategy two years on

    19/07/2018
    Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce SearchResearchItems

    Some 50,000 people are due to retire from the railway by 2033, and the UK suffers from shortages in areas such as mechanical and electrical, and civil, engineering, as well as railway systems engineering. However, there are encouraging signs. In his introduction, STAT chairman and Transport for London Commissioner Mike Brown describes the apprenticeship levy introduced in 2017 as a “powerful tool”. Ahead of CP6, Network Rail has introduced a measure to require suppliers to provide one apprenticeship per £3m-£5m of spend, or 2.5% contract workforce per annum. Also, over the last year there has been a 22% increase in apprenticeships in highways and rail.

  • Transport infrastructure skills strategy - one year on

    01/07/2017
    Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce SearchResearchItems

    The Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) - of which the Rail Delivery Group is a member - was formed in 2016 and this report marks the first year of its existence. Examples of next steps include further survey work and engagement with the supply chain, as well as promoting transport and logistics in schools. Together with the Department for Transport, STAT is to work on a ‘Year of Engineering’ for 2018.