Understand your skills pipeline

We offer data, analysis, and expertise on space skills and recruitment.

We work with employers, central and local government, academia, training providers, and the third-sector.

Commission us to do independent research and analysis, or get have us come in and work with your team to improve your processes.

Drop us a line at info@spaceskills.org and we’d be very happy to discuss how we can collaborate.

For work outside the space sector, see our Athena Skills site.

For policy makers

• Understand how to boost the space sector’s growth through evidence-based policy-making
• Identify local skills requirements and gaps so that you can take action to address them
• Realise regional potential by aligning local strengths to the sector’s growth areas and needs
• Help employers in developing inclusive recruitment practices that support under-represented groups and young people
• See how your priorities link in to others on a regional and national level, and where you can collaborate for bigger impact

For education & training providers

• Understand the skills needs of the sector so that you can develop training programmes that are relevant and meet demand
• Align your curriculum to standards like the SpaceCRAFT competencies framework
• Get support with course design
• Get your course content reviewed by experts
• Promote your courses to employers and students through our Space Training Catalogue

For employers

• Audit and understand your organisation’s skills needs so that you can plan for growth and develop training programmes
• Improve your recruitment processes to get better quality applications from a wider and more diverse pool of candidates
• Improve your working culture to boost retention and make your organisation a better place to work
• Navigate risk and uncertainty with a better understanding of the sector and how your challenges compare to your competitors
• Benchmark your salaries to ensure you are paying competitively to retain talent

Find out how we can help you. Get in touch with us at info@spaceskills.org.

They delivered a report that was interesting and, most importantly, useful. I wouldn't hesitate to work with them again.

Tanya Boardman
Director, Catena Space

The 2023 Space Sector Skills Survey findings provided more detail than any previous surveys and a level of insight nearly unmatched in international circles

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology report

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