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Life Sciences Industrial Strategy Update
14 Jan 2020
Government has today (14th January) published the Life Science Industrial Strategy Update. This report describes the progress made against the targets set in the original Life Sciences Industrial Stra…More …
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) apprentice panel is now recruiting for new members for 2020 and beyond.
02 Jan 2020
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) apprentice panel is now recruiting for new members for 2020 and beyond. It needs members to represent all 15 ‘routes’ and from occupat…More …
Revised Laboratory Technician Standard approved
16 Dec 2019
It’s been confirmed that the Health and Science Route Panel and the IfATE Board have agreed the revised level 3 Laboratory Technician apprenticeship standard, subject to some minor conditions. The L…More …
Explore your Member Services
10 Dec 2019
A reminder that members can take up a range of services via their company membership, and we have now produced product sheets for these activities. These can be downloaded via the website. These serv…More …
SIP Liverpool Plus holds its first meeting
10 Dec 2019
Members of the new SIP Liverpool Plus group met on 20th November, providing an important new employer-led skills forum in the region and supporting delivery of the Local Industrial Strategy. Companies…More …
SIP North East
10 Dec 2019
The SIP North East group met in Darlington in November. The meeting was well attended with representatives from Fujifilm, CPI, Johnson Matthey, Polymer Compounders, Lotte, ConocoPhillips and SABIC and…More …
SIP Cambridge
10 Dec 2019
SIP Cambridge is looking to establish a Science Industry Apprenticeship Consortium (SIAC) in Cambridge. This is likely in the first instance to focus on an Apprenticeship in Digital Skills, a skills g…More …
Standards Update
10 Dec 2019
The proposal to develop a level 7 Clinical Pharmacology Scientist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), the Life Science and Industrial Science Trailb…More …
IfATE Engineering & Manufacturing Route Review: please help to maintain the Standards
10 Dec 2019
The much anticipated Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) Engineering and Manufacturing Route Review has now been announced. This major review will look at the Route’s Occupa…More …
Introduction to T Levels Webinar
10 Dec 2019
SIP Standards Manager, Helen Davies presented a helpful half hour webinar all about T Levels in October. T Levels have been developed in collaboration with employers, so that the content meets the ne…More …
SIP Process Industries (SIPPI) – covering the skills needs of COMAH sites
10 Dec 2019
SIPPI members have begun the process of considering the effectiveness of Competence Management Systems (CMS) beginning with a discussion of individual member experiences, how satisfactory they are and…More …
Another successful year for the SIP Ambassador programme
10 Dec 2019
It has been another successful year for the SIP Ambassador programme. Our target for the end of the 2019 was to have 500 SIP Ambassadors, we now have network of over 620! This quarter has seen trainin…More …
Chemistry Council Sector Deal Proposal
09 Dec 2019
The Proposed Sector Deal recognises the importance of innovation and ensuring the value created by innovation is realised in the UK through inward investment in manufacturing and new jobs. People/Skil…More …
Life Sciences 2030 Skills Strategy set for House of Commons Launch
09 Dec 2019
The SIP Life Sciences 2030 Skills Strategy, a deliverable of the Sector Deal 2, has been a significant piece of work throughout 2019, working with a range of partners, including all the members of the…More …
Life Sciences Apprentice Highly Commended at #AppAwards19
28 Nov 2019
The SIP is delighted to celebrate life sciences apprentice Jessie Stow at last night’s Apprenticeship Awards! Jessie is a Cogent Skills apprentice with Astex Pharmaceuticals. Jessie was highly commen…More …
New measures to back business, boost innovation and supercharge UK science
09 Oct 2019
The government has unveiled plans to drive jobs, skills, and opportunity across the whole of the UK. Andrea Leadsom, The Business and Energy Secretary has announced a package of new measures to suppo…More …
T Level campaign launches to help accelerate young people to ‘NexT Level’
07 Oct 2019
With just a year to go before the first T Levels are taught, the Government has ramped up its preparations by launching a nationwide campaign so that young people can take advantage of these pioneerin…More …
New measures announced to help boost the nation’s skills
01 Oct 2019
New measures will support ongoing work to transform technical education including up to £120 million to establish 8 more Institutes of Technology. Gavin Williamson, Education Secretary, announced a s…More …
National STEM champions win European prize
27 Sep 2019
The GSK UK Young Engineers of the Year won The Bulgarian Summer Research School Award at EUCYS (EU Contest for Young Scientists). Grace Lord, Brendan Miralles, and Aalia Sellar showed off their 'Mus…More …
State of the Nation 2019 Report
25 Sep 2019
State of the Nation 2019 report from the Careers & Enterprise Company was released this week. The reports represents the most comprenhensive evaluation of careers education in England. The main…More …
Wellcome Survey: Research culture - let's reimagine how we work together
23 Sep 2019
Wellcome has launched a project around “reimagining research”. The challenge to the science community is to help to ‘reimagine expectations around how research is conducted’ to create a culture that:…More …
Spending Round 2019
05 Sep 2019
On 4th September, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the 2019 Spending Round, showing an overall real terms increase of 4.1% in public spending. This concentrated mainly on departments’ day-to-…More …
Chancellor announces £400 million investment for 16-19 year olds’ education
02 Sep 2019
Providers of 16-19 education such as further education and sixth form colleges will receive £400 million additional funding. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “As former FE students, the C…More …
The STEM Inspiration Awards
12 Aug 2019
The 2019 STEM Inspiration Awards are now open for applications. Do you know a STEM Ambassador whose enthusiasm for their subject is infectious? A unique STEM Club working in the community, or an outs…More …
SIP sets out its position on Apprenticeships
22 Jul 2019
Members of the Science Industry Partnership (SIP) are committed to apprenticeships as having a significant role in boosting skills in the sector and in turn increasing productivity and competitiveness…More …
SIP Ambassador Programme continues to expand
22 Jul 2019
The SIP Ambassador programme continues to expand; we now have 507 registered SIP Ambassadors meaning an increase of 22% in the first five months of 2019. Training sessions have been held at AstraZen…More …
SIP Ambassador Webinar introduces the programme
22 Jul 2019
A popular Member Webinar on the SIP Ambassador programme was delivered in June. It introduced and updated delegates on the SIP Ambassador Programme. The programme was set up to inspire and engage youn…More …
SIP Apprenticeship Standards Update
22 Jul 2019
The SIP facilitated Life Science and Industrial Science Trailblazer (LSIS) continues to make good progress. The Level 7 Research Scientist Standard has now been approved by the Government at a fund…More …
SIP Life Sciences 2030 Skills Strategy Workshop
22 Jul 2019
In May the SIP held a 2030 Skills Strategy Workshop “Understanding the Skills Needs of the Future Life Sciences Workforce”. The session was Chaired by Alex Felthouse, Chair of the SIP Futures Group,…More …
SIP Futures’ Chair sets out 2030 Life Sciences Skills Strategy at MMIP Conference
22 Jul 2019
The SIP 2030 Life Sciences Skills Strategy was showcased at the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) Annual Conference which took place in Sandwich on 20th June. Hosted by Pfizer at the…More …
Exploring the life sciences skills gap in Pharmafield Magazine
22 Jul 2019
Chair of SIP Futures, Alex Felthouse, explores how big data and informatics will underpin the future success of the life sciences sector, setting out the role of the Life Sciences 2030 Strategy in clo…More …
UCB: Meeting the Skills Challenge
22 Jul 2019
SIP Member UCB has recently provided a comprehensive case study on its approach to skills and building talent. UCB provides opportunities for scores of budding scientists to develop their careers. The…More …
T Levels: The NexT Level branding
22 Jul 2019
With the introduction of T Levels just around the corner, new DfE branding has now been unveiled to stakeholders and providers ahead of the official launch of T Levels in 2020. The launch is the first…More …
Research shows traineeships help young people to access jobs and further study
22 Jul 2019
Traineeships are successfully supporting more young people into employment, an apprenticeship or further study, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton announced. Traineeships are a flexible…More …
Proposals launched to boost the quality and uptake of Higher Technical Qualifications
22 Jul 2019
Opaque and “misunderstood” Level 4 and 5 qualifications are being renamed and revamped under plans unveiled by Education Secretary Damian Hinds. Level 4 and 5 qualifications – lesser known qualificat…More …
Scotland’s agencies to direct £2bn budget into creating a more agile skills system
22 Jul 2019
In their new Strategic Plans, national skills body Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), the agency that allocates funding to colleges and universities, outline act…More …
New plan focuses on skills needs in south of Scotland
22 Jul 2019
An ambitious plan focusing on the skills needs of people and businesses across the South of Scotland has been launched. It involves a range of partners collaborating to agree a set of actions around…More …
New Scottish Government funding to help migrants have their qualifications recognised
22 Jul 2019
A pilot project to reduce Scotland’s skills gap by formally recognising and accrediting the skills and qualifications of people from overseas is being expanded. The initiative, which is being deliver…More …
Vision for post-16 digital skills developed in Wales
22 Jul 2019
A nationally-agreed vision for post-16 digital skills in Wales, up to the year 2030, has been developed by the Welsh government in partnership with Jisc (which is the UK higher, further education and…More …
