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What are the country’s future skills needs to support growth and prosperity, particularly in STEM and green skills?

Background

Our goal is to increase productivity and growth by bringing education and business closer together and improving the quality of our skills programme, so that we meet current and future business skills needs.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Df E Areas of Research Interest 2024

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Supporting the Industrial Strategy

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    Why might this be relevant?

    This project directly addresses the country's future skills needs in STEM and green skills, providing a comprehensive analysis and recommendations.

  • Mind the Skills Gap: Lead. Innovate. Excel.

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project addresses the country's future skills needs, particularly in STEM and green skills, by providing a 10-week future skills bootcamp for at-risk youth.

  • Ethos SkillsPlanner

    Matching the skills output of educational establishments with the needs of industry, particularly in a rapidly changing economy, is problematic. The inability to integrate the various bespoke datasets has meant the holis...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on matching skills output with industry needs in a rapidly changing economy, which is partially relevant to the question about future skills needs in STEM and green skills.

  • Skills2Capabilities

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    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

  • Class of 2020 - Using novel peer accreditation processes of professional skills to upskill graduates

    University and college graduates are severely negatively impacted by Covid-19 and face a difficult job market ahead in a challenging economic environment. To prevent a 'lost generation', the classof2020 project enables a...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Skillzminer

    "Our vision is to improve social inclusive growth and boost productivity via our digital concept called Skillzminer. Our project will demonstrate how artificial intelligence, can better predict the skills, values a...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Industrial Cadets PEMD Pathway- Midlands and UK wide

    Industrial Cadets, working alongside our leading PEMD sector employer partners, can inspire future generations to achieve their STEM potential in the growing PEMD sector. We use a multi activity approach, with next step...

    Funded by: ISCF

  • South Hampshire Business Innovation Centre

    The Solent economy has a population of 1.24 million, in excess of 42,000 businesses, GVA of £31 billion, and is part of the wider South East economy valued at £240 billion GVA _(_[_Economic Outlook - Solent L...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • INVEST-STEM: Investigating STEM Readiness , Inclusion, and Economic Returns.

    STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is central to the UK's position as a science powerhouse. It contributes to innovation and economic growth and provides critical skills for society. Ensuring a conti...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • OpenAI API Lesson content generator with localised careers signposting

    The vision for Developing Experts came when its CEO and Founder, Sarah Mintey, then a Head Teacher, discovered that there were 10 qualified candidates for every hairdressing vacancy, yet for every level 2 engineering pos...

    Funded by: Innovate UK