Maritime Skills Commission - Labour Market Intelligence Scoping Report - August 2020

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Labour Market Intelligence Report - 3 Summary The evidence presented above about skills issues in the maritime sector shows many gaps. Few parts of the sector have any up-to-date and comprehensive analysis on which decisions can be based, whether to tackle problems or grasp new opportunities. And much of what is reported is rather superficial, taking complaints about recruitment difficulties at face value without probing to understand what’s really going on, and where the problems really lie. The Commission is also working in a fast-changing environment. Analysis, and decisions, which seemed wise before Brexit, for example, may no longer be so as the Government works its way towards a new approach to immigration – which matters enormously in an international sector with so many employees from overseas. More recently, the coronavirus crisis has overturned countless assumptions in very short order; it will be some time before we understand all the implications. With so many gaps and challenges the Commission will no doubt want to prioritise. Two of the questions posed for this scoping study were “what further knowledge and understanding would be helpful?” and “to help identify whether primary research will be needed”. With so many gaps it would be better to address those questions topic by topic rather than attempt to fill in all the gaps regardless of priority. One other gap is worth commenting on because the Commission’s objectives include ensuring that the sector has the apprenticeships, qualifications and training provision it needs. There is little evidence on the adequacy and sufficiency of the training provision available to the sector, nor the appropriateness and quality of the range of qualifications, apprenticeships, and degree programmes available. That may mean that everyone is content, but it may not. And if everyone is content, there may still be room for improvement. We offer 6 recommendations under 2 headings
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