1、March 2023Driving the future of transport addressing the skills gap ContentsContents2Foreword 03 Executive Summary 04 Recommendations 06 Chapter 1:What is the future of transport?08 Chapter 2:Mind the(skills)gap 11 Chapter 3:Building a skills pipeline 17 Chapter 4:Making the transport public 25 sect

2、or more digitally enabled Chapter 5:Changing the perceptions 28 of the sectorForewordForeword3Im delighted to present this report which highlights key challenges around skills and proposes routes forward for the intelligent transport industry.It is the culmination of several months of consultation w

3、ith key stakeholders and industry figures.In my cross-industry role chairing techUKs Intelligent Mobility and Transport Steering Council,it is clear to me that the success or failure of the high-level objectives associated with this industry depend upon the public sector,industry,and academia being

4、well-resourced and able to adapt to the constantly evolving market challenges.As the transport sector innovates in order to solve complex challenges around efficiency,safety and reliability,it must also foresee the challenges in skills that are emerging concurrently.The specific nature of these chal

5、lenges isnt possible to precisely predict,however,it is easy to recognise the importance that both an appropriately skilled workforce will have in addressing them and in educating the public on how to make best use of these solutions as they emerge.The recommendations made in this report are aimed a

6、t addressing these challenges holistically,spanning from early years education through to retraining and cross-skilling mid-career.They recognise the urgent need to not just acknowledge the challenge but take action.Liz James,Senior Security Consultant,NCC Group&Vice Chair of the techUK Intelligent