Yesterday, Brennan joined with industry leaders in the sector, to respond to a report finding 82% of companies working in materials, production and supply sectors confirmed skills gaps are having a negetive effect on their businesses.
He said: "This government continues to invest in National Skills Academies because we want to build a system which meets the needs of businesses and individuals and creates a world-beating workforce which will support the industry's future development."
The National Skills Academy for Materials, Production and Supply will beocme the 11th skills academy launched as part of a Government initiative to develop better training to help industries grow.
Brennan said: "The new skills academy will help imporve the skills of the current and future workforce by putting employers in the driving seat to sjape training and nurture the talents on new generation workers.
Graeme Finch, the new general manager for the National Skills Academy with spearhead the development of the academy. He added: "Training your staff will give your business the competitive edge and make it stand out from the crowd. I beleive our National Skills Academy is the right and only way forward for business in our sector."
