SME Manufacturers: meeting the challenges of affordable energy and a skilled workforce
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Table of Contents
- Author 6
- Executive summary 7
- Introduction 10
- 1. Methodology 23
- 2. Access to Energy 26
- 3. Skilled labour 33
- 4. Business outlook 40
- 5. Summary of findings 46
- Recommendations 48
- 1. Incorporate manufacturing skills need into Skills England – emphasising colleges 48
- 2. Comprehensive review of apprenticeship system and reform of the levy 48
- 3. Development of an industrial strategy focused on SME growth 48
- 4. A more sustainable and ‘manufacturing-friendly’ energy strategy 48
- 5. Start benchmarking UK industrial power costs 49
- 6. Incentivise further education hubs to focus on technical skilled workforce 49
- 7. Launch a strategic review of the competitiveness of UK manufacturing, which includes assessing the comparative impact of policy measures 50
- 8. Promote business rate relief for building improvements 50
- 9. Identify imminent skills gaps and increase incentives for relevant apprenticeships 51
- 10. Expand Investment Zones to include more remote regions of the UK 51
