Dr. Mary-Liz Trant:

From travelling around the country I know what is happening. There is a motor mechanic apprenticeship. The beauty of apprenticeships is that there is a combination of work-based and off-the-job learning in either an ETB or a TU. Learning outcomes are broad. Companies say that they need their apprentices to know about electric vehicles. This is actually happening. I have seen a number of the training workshops in ETBs and in the TUs where they got an electric vehicle and worked on it. That is happening. As Mr. Brownlee said, it is about keeping the curriculum up to date. I mentioned in my statement that all the latest technologies are coming through in the workplace and what happens when that feeds into education and training. It is a good example of where there is a push and the learning is already happening. It is being recognised and accommodated in the apprenticeship programme for sure. That will only grow as we go.