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<p>The Government is working collaboratively with industry and skills bodies, including
through the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG), to ensure the nuclear industry has
access to the required engineering and science capabilities. The NSSG reports up to
the Nuclear Industry Council which I co-chair, and Nuclear Industry Association Chair,
John Hutton, which will be considering skills initiatives as a key pillar of the developing
Industrial Strategy. The pipeline of future scientists and engineers needed for the
sector is being strengthened through national Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) education as well as Government-backed skills initiatives such
as the Apprenticeship Levy and the National College for Nuclear. The National College
for Nuclear aims to train 7,000 people by 2020, with the first intake of students
to begin in Autumn.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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