The government has announced a new education campaign to ramp up protect Training for “speed of war”.
It aims to develop Britain’s skilled workforce through five new “technical excellence colleges”, as well as targeted short courses Trunk (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Plans for school students.
A £ 182 million funding package will underline the initiative, create a central part of a new protect Industrial strategy due to unveiling on Monday.
This will include:
- Regional Trunk Initiatives for the “thousands” of school aged students in the next four years to pursue career protect,
- Short courses targeted for people already working protect Industry.
- Higher education investment to increase places on defense related courses.
- A new training and graduate clearing system.
- Five new Defense Technical Excellence College, with the application to be live by the end of this year and to be launched in 2026 with successful colleges.
Ministry of Defense (MOD) said the strategy will provide opportunities for young people and help Veterans in employment.
This will “equip the UK workforce with the required expertise for the demands of the defense sector to be rapidly developed to innovate at a war -time speed”.
This strategy will frame defense as a “engine room for national renewal” and equipped workers equipped with the necessary skills, such as submarine engineers and cyber war experts.
Secretary of Defense John Hele Said that the drive was “the biggest defense skill scheme” in decades and it would help promote both national security and construction of jobs.
Education secretary Bridget Philipson Said that it will “break the opportunity for people in every corner of our country”.
The initiative comes after a couple of months NATO The General Secretary warned that Britain and its people are not safe, and that Country is not ready for war,
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen told Parliament The Britain has a lack of ammunition, training, people, logistics and medical abilities, and being weak for war is an “understanding”.
“British people are facing a world in turmoil, spreading in struggle with great power competitions, with continuous gray zone attacks on our mainland, and with Russia -With often cooperation Iran, China And North korea – Challenging the current world system, ”he said.
“We are not just safe in this country.”
Meanwhile, there are French hospitals Asked to create a possible armed conflict in Europe by next year,
In a letter sent to regional health agencies, revealed by Le Card Enchanon Ministry of Health Asked to prepare hospitals For a “major (military) engagement” by March 2026.
The Health Ministry allegedly wrote in the document, “In the current international context, it is necessary to estimate the methods of health aid in high-intensity conflict conditions.”
The newspaper warned that hospitals between 10,000 and 50,000 people could be expected in a period of 10 to 180 days.