FIT believes that the UK is currently leading the world in fusion-specific skills training, and it is important that this remains the case. The Fusion Skills Council, as reported in the most recent UK Fusion Strategy, has estimated that the fusion workforce will need to grow by at least 3000 people within five years and by 7000 people within 10 years. This is likely to be an underestimate of the needs of the entire sector.
The objectives of the Skills Pillar are to outline how information sharing can be outlined at different stages of development and how learners should be treated to ensure the UK has fusion at the heart of STEM. FIT’s recommendations are mostly categorised by learner type since this might facilitate implementation.
