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Apprenticeships: Critical Minerals

Monday 9 September 2024 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government will create degree-level apprenticeships in critical minerals industries to support the clean energy transition.
  • Skills England will work with employers to identify future skills needs and provide necessary training.
  • Apprenticeships in critical minerals are vital for creating local opportunities and fostering innovation in clean energy.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Noah Law Lab St Austell and Newquay
Education Employment Business & Trade

Question

Whether her Department is taking steps to create degree-level apprenticeships in critical minerals industries.

Answer from Janet Daby

This Government will unleash the green skills we need to make Britain a clean energy superpower and spread sustainable economic growth across the country. Businesses can already benefit from the level 6 mine management degree apprenticeship and we are establishing Skills England, which will work across the country and across the Government with employers, local partners, unions and other experts to ensure that we have the highly trained workforce that England needs.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not specify concrete steps or timeline for creating degree-level apprenticeships in critical minerals industries beyond mentioning an existing level 6 mine management degree apprenticeship and Skills England's role.

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Q2 Noah Law Lab St Austell and Newquay
Education Employment Energy

Question

In Cornwall, apprenticeships in the critical minerals industry are so important, creating great work for the next generation, fostering innovation and supercharging our mission for clean energy. Will the Secretary of State outline what steps are being taken to expand our investment in these apprenticeships and meet the growing skills demand in that industry?

Answer from Janet Daby

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the importance of apprenticeships and skills in creating local opportunities and national prosperity. Skills England will work with employers and other partners to identify the skills needs of the next decade, and ensure that the training needed for those skills, including apprenticeships, is accessible through the growth and skills levy.

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Not addressed: Did not provide specific steps or timeline for expanding investment in critical minerals industry apprenticeships beyond mentioning Skills England's role in identifying future needs.

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