Maritime growth study: Keeping the UK competitive in a global market
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Anticipating and matching skills needs
Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.
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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
-maintaining the UK’s position as a world-leading maritime centre;
-exploiting opportunities to generate further growth in the sector.
The study was chaired by Lord Mountevans, who recommends that action is taken in specific areas to provide:
-leadership by both government and industry, including a more commercial and responsive UK maritime administration within government and an industry-led promotional body;
-more proactive action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain a world-leading maritime centre;
-effective marketing by industry and government of what the UK maritime sector has to offer both domestically and internationally.
Sea transport
Skills anticipation
Skills mismatch
Skills upgrading
Vocational training
Europe and Central Asia
