Joint statement on Industrial Strategy
We welcome the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy and call for action.
The 新月直播app下载 (RSC) joins with the (CIA), (IChemE) and to welcome the UK Government鈥檚 Industrial Strategy and call for action.
As organisations committed to a sustainable future for UK industry underpinning growth and prosperity for all, the CIA, IChemE, RSC and SCI welcome the Industrial Strategy and commit to working with the Government and each other to support its implementation. Chemistry and chemical engineering knowledge, skills, research and innovation are fundamental in delivering the Strategy鈥檚 ambitions, across all sectors but particularly Clean Energy, Life 新月直播app下载s, Advanced Manufacturing and Defence. We welcome recognition of the role of foundational industries, which themselves rely on chemistry and chemical engineering to function effectively, and are vital for success.
We will work together and with Government to help implement key recommendations from the Strategy including working with employers to drive investment in training and developing sustainable, skilled workforces for their sectors. To ensure success, we call on the Government 鈥� in its upcoming Post-16 Skills White Paper 鈥� to:
- Explicitly recognise the vital role of chemistry and chemical engineering skills in underpinning the health of the UK economy and the Industrial Strategy;
- Provide appropriate incentives for employers to support lifelong training and workforce development across their organisations and sectors;
- Ensure the continued viability and local availability of chemistry and chemical engineering programmes across the UK, including technician, reskilling and graduate routes.