RESILIENCE features in Life Sciences Jobs Plan
The UK’s Life Sciences sector drives innovation, attracts investment and delivers high value growth across the country.
And RESILIENCE is supporting a more inclusive and resilient Life Sciences workforce.
At the heart of the Life Sciences sector are the people that sustain it. Skills and talent will determine whether the UK can fully realise the potential of Life Sciences, and the latest Government plan sets out how they will guarantee a growing highly skilled, adaptable workforce that supports both the pipeline of future talent and the development of those already working across the system.
The Life Sciences Jobs Plan sets out how government, industry and partners across the UK will work together over the next three years to address current and future workforce challenges in the Life Sciences sector.
It sets out actions to:
strengthen the domestic skills pipeline
improve routes into the sector
support businesses to access training
ensure Life Sciences continues to offer high-quality jobs across the UK
The plan is structured around four pillars:
improving sector coordination
skills
hiring
good jobs
RESILIENCE: Building Inclusive Pathways into Medicines Manufacturing
The Life Sciences Jobs Plan says: “RESILIENCE, the UK Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence, is supporting a more inclusive and resilient Life Sciences workforce by embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion across its training and outreach.
“Delivered by a consortium of lead universities and industry partners, it focuses on removing barriers to entry and mobilising talent from diverse social and educational backgrounds.
“By the end of March 2026 , 2,275 learners had RESILIENCE partners, 51% attended industry relevant training events led by of these were female and 40% BAME courses, outreach, and workplace accelerators provide hands on experience in regulated environments supporting learners from foundation level (16-19) through to experienced professionals.”
Read more about the UK’S Life Sciences Jobs Plan here: