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Supplementary evidence by Dame Judith Hackitt to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee

Date

16/11/2023

Category

Consultations

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Enginuity’s Chair, Dame Judith Hackitt, provided the Science and Technology Committee (Lords) with expert advice as a member of a panel on apprenticeships in the UK. In her appearance on 25 October 2022, and subsequent written evidence provided on 16 November 2023, Dame Judith discussed:  

  • the need to increase the number of engineering and manufacturing (E&M) apprenticeships 
  • how to address the low levels of participation in E&M apprenticeships by under-represented groups, including females and non-white ethnic minorities
  • the scope to use gamification for smarter recruitment  
  • the need to reform the Apprenticeship Levy and provide greater support for modular qualifications  
  • the need to improve data to inform decision-making.  
Dame Judith Hackitt's Evidence to the Committee