Steph is joined by Phil Smith CBE, Chair of Skills England, and Ann Watson, CEO of Enginuity, to discuss Skills England’s recently published Annual Skills Report which sets out the key challenges facing England’s skills system and actions for how they can be addressed.
They also chat about the industrial strategy’s growth sectors, potential opportunities over the next 5–10 years, pathways for moving between sectors and how to tackle the NEET challenge of about a million young people who are not in education, earning or training.
00:00 Welcome
00:17 What is Skills England?
03:58 How Job Titles create Gender Bias
06:12 Work Experience Changes Minds
08:05 Manufacturing Hidden in Plain Sight
09:17 Skills England Annual Report Insights
12:07 Essential Skills in the AI Era
14:24 Creativity and Hands On Learning
15:48 Skills Classification and Passports
16:34 The NEETs Challenge
16:58 Recognising Hidden Strengths
20:09 AI Confidence Story
23:38 SME Skills Struggles
27:55 Skills England Wishlist
Get in touch with us at sospod@enginuity.org
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