Managing careers - Where the need for people/human capital endures, how do we build fulfilling Defence careers, particularly in scarce skill disciplines where traditional military hierarchies, structures and approaches do not attract people with the skills we need for the future? How do we encourage a broader range of people to work in challenging roles and environments?
Background
Defence of the UK is critically reliant on access to an appropriately skilled and trained workforce. Demographic changes in the UK, combined with a range of technology advances are likely to change the role of the human in future military tasks – this will demand new skills and different ways of attracting people to join the Defence Enterprise.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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The value of university armed service units
This research will investigate the value of the university armed service units (USUs), focusing on their value to USU graduates who do NOT go on to serve in the Armed Forces, and to the UK military establishment. The USU...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Newcastle University
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by investigating the value of university armed service units in attracting a broader range of people to work in challenging roles and environments, but does not specifically mention traditional military hierarchies, structures, and approaches.