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| Will post-Brexit Britain have the right industrial strategy skills? Join the debate | Will post-Brexit Britain have the right industrial strategy skills? Join the debate |
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| The government’s industrial strategy, announced by the prime minister on 23 January, promises sector deals, more investment in infrastructure and, crucially, a new system of technical education. | The government’s industrial strategy, announced by the prime minister on 23 January, promises sector deals, more investment in infrastructure and, crucially, a new system of technical education. |
| It has already come under fire from some experts for not paying more attention to the need for increasing UK skills in the short term. This is going to be vital. Despite infrastructure being the cornerstone of the government’s plans for economic recovery, a recent National Audit Office report found that a third of major projects due in the next five years are rated as in doubt or unachievable, largely because Whitehall lacks the project management skills necessary to deliver major schemes like Crossrail or HS2. Moreover, the UK lacks construction skills, as well as engineers and technicians. | It has already come under fire from some experts for not paying more attention to the need for increasing UK skills in the short term. This is going to be vital. Despite infrastructure being the cornerstone of the government’s plans for economic recovery, a recent National Audit Office report found that a third of major projects due in the next five years are rated as in doubt or unachievable, largely because Whitehall lacks the project management skills necessary to deliver major schemes like Crossrail or HS2. Moreover, the UK lacks construction skills, as well as engineers and technicians. |
| The Guardian is holding a panel debate, as part of our Connecting Britain series, supported by Alstom, to consider whether Britain has the infrastructure skills to support a post-Brexit industrial strategy. | The Guardian is holding a panel debate, as part of our Connecting Britain series, supported by Alstom, to consider whether Britain has the infrastructure skills to support a post-Brexit industrial strategy. |
| The debate will take place from 6pm - 8:30pm on Thursday 30 March 2017, Banqueting Suite, Birmingham Council House. | The debate will take place from 6pm - 8:30pm on Thursday 30 March 2017, Banqueting Suite, Birmingham Council House. |
| 6.00-6.30 Registration and networking6.30-7.30 Panel discussions: Does Britain have the infrastructure skills to support a post-Brexit industrial strategy?7.30-8.00 Audience Q&A8.00-8.30 Networking and drinks reception | |
| Our panel of experts will consider: | Our panel of experts will consider: |
| • Which skills are required to deliver major projects, and the UK skills shortage | • Which skills are required to deliver major projects, and the UK skills shortage |
| • The impact of government schemes, such as the focus on apprenticeships | • The impact of government schemes, such as the focus on apprenticeships |
| • Who else is offering long-term training schemes | • Who else is offering long-term training schemes |
| • Whether it is possible to divorce infrastructure plans from politics and the political cycle | • Whether it is possible to divorce infrastructure plans from politics and the political cycle |
| • Other answers to the UK skills crisis | • Other answers to the UK skills crisis |
| Chair | Chair |
| Jane Dudman, editor of Guardian Public Leaders and Guardian Housing | Jane Dudman, editor of Guardian Public Leaders and Guardian Housing |
| Panel | Panel |
| Alex Burrows, marketing & strategy director, Alstom UK&I | Alex Burrows, marketing & strategy director, Alstom UK&I |
| Piali Das Gupta, assistant chief executive, Birmingham City Council | Piali Das Gupta, assistant chief executive, Birmingham City Council |
| Terry Morgan, chairman, Crossrail | Terry Morgan, chairman, Crossrail |
| Clair Mowbray, chief executive, National College for High Speed Rail | |
| Clive Roberts, professor of railway systems and director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education | Clive Roberts, professor of railway systems and director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education |
| Laura Shoaf, managing director, Transport for West Midland | Laura Shoaf, managing director, Transport for West Midland |
| Is this event for you? | Is this event for you? |
| The event is aimed at professionals working on public services and infrastructure skills, whether you work in central government, local government, transport, skills and education, or in the private sector. If you or your colleagues would like to join us at the discussion on enhancing Britain’s post-Brexit infrastructure skills, register your interest by filling in the form below by Thursday 9 March 2017. | The event is aimed at professionals working on public services and infrastructure skills, whether you work in central government, local government, transport, skills and education, or in the private sector. If you or your colleagues would like to join us at the discussion on enhancing Britain’s post-Brexit infrastructure skills, register your interest by filling in the form below by Thursday 9 March 2017. |
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