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<p>As the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSBS) acknowledges, having the skills within
the UK to design, build, repair, and supply certain equipment and systems and integrate
naval ships (and security sensitive equipment in all naval ships) is a key factor
in the successful delivery of naval capability. We acknowledge that ensuring that
there are sufficient numbers of properly skilled workers across the sector will require
continued investment and support from Industry.</p><p>Defence is working closely with
other Government Departments and industry to develop and reinvigorate the pipeline
of skills for shipbuilding in the UK and to improve the industry's productivity and
competitiveness. In September, the Prime Minister appointed the Defence Secretary
the Shipbuilding Tsar for this Government to better realise the potential that this
sector can offer across the four Home Nations and to strengthen UK shipbuilding.</p>
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