Does the UK need a skills passport?

In this episode of the Steph on Skills: Powered by Enginuity podcast, Steph McGovern welcomes esteemed engineering veterans, Dame Judith Hackitt and Juergen Maier CBE, to gain their insight on how to tackle the skills shortage in the UK’s engineering and manufacturing sector and discuss how the industry needs to evolve.

Having recently concluded her role as interim chair at the Office of Nuclear Regulation and having led the independent review on building safety following the fire at Grenfell Tower, Dame Judith currently chairs an Industry Safety Steering Group, while since leaving his role as CEO at Siemens, Juergen has transitioned from advising on industrial strategy to chairing Great British Energy, the UK's publicly owned clean energy company.

The conversation delves into the importance of mentoring, the significance of diversity, the opportunities within clean energy, and the potential of a skills passport for career mobility.

Plus, Juergen and Judith offer their views on the controversial world of geo-engineering and share why we should be concerned at its uses.

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