Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast
The Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast explores how UK organisations can build a workforce that adapts to rapid technological change and emerging skill demands. It brings together coaches, educators, employers, technologists, and conveners from the Catapult Network to discuss the skills challenge. The series explains how the Workforce Foresighting Hub identifies future capability needs and provides insights and recommendations. It focuses on ensuring UK organisations have skilled workforces ready for innovation and global competitiveness.
Episodes
Part 2: Shaping the Future Workforce: Insights from IfATE and the Workforce Foresighting Hub
Welcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In part 2 of this episode, Jonathan and Richard consider what the future of the UK skills challenge looks like, including what changes are needed in the education sector to prepare for this. We also discuss the impacts the skills challenge has on wider society, and how workforce foresighting helps the Government achieve its objectives.If you want t
Part 1: Shaping the Future Workforce: Insights from IfATE and the Workforce Foresighting Hub
Welcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In the first of this two-part episode, we welcome Dr Richard Clewley and Jonathan Mitchell from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). By working with employers to shape apprenticeships, T Levels, and higher technical qualifications they are playing a crucial role in preparing the workforce for the challenges of the
Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) - Case Study
Welcome to episode six of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.Episode 6 of the Workforce Foresighting Hub podcast sees us talk to Karen Burgess and Simon Hawdon from CPI.After recently publishing a workforce foresighting report addressing the skills challenge in RNA therapeutic manufacturing, the pair discuss the key insights and recommendations from the report and how to address this challenge
Navigating the Skills Gap: Preparing the UK Space Sector for the Future
Welcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In episode 5 of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast, we explore the skills challenge facing the UK space sector.Joined by Kathie Bowden, from the Satellite Applications Catapult, and Bethan McAulay from Astroscale, we discuss their recent experience of workforce foresighting. The pair go into detail on the challenges faced by the UK space sector
Coaches Corner: How educators, employers and technologists can benefit from foresighting
Welcome to episode four of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In this special ‘Coaches Corner’ edition, we hand over to WF Hub coaches Satchin Semage, Samantha Yair and Jack Lockhart to discuss their roles and how educators, employers and technologists can benefit from foresighting.They discuss insights from cycles they have been involved in and the impact that workforce foresighting can have
Experiences, benefits and key learnings of the workforce foresighting process
Welcome to episode three of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In this episode, Emily is joined by WF Hub coach Jack Lockhart and Andrew Esson, Future Skills Lead, at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC). OREC has been involved in two workforce foresighting cycles so far, both focussing on how to prepare the future workforce in order to help meet upcoming targets for offshore wind.Thi
What is the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme?
Welcome to episode two of the Workforce Foresighting Hub PodcastIn this episode, Emily speaks with Technical Lead Steve Picker and Lead Consultant John Lanham to get into the details of the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme and what it consists of.Throughout the episode, Emily, John, and Steve address the following key talking points:What is the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme?How the Skil
Setting the scene and how we move forward
Welcome to episode one of the Workforce Foresighting Hub PodcastIn this episode, Emily is joined by Paul Shakespeare and John Lanham to discuss the skills challenge and importance of taking actionThroughout the episode, Emily, John and Paul address the below key talking points:What is the skills challenge, and why is it so important?Who's responsibleWhat is the solution?What is the Workforce Fores
