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.

Next steps

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