MMIP has identified six objectives for medicines manufacturing skills in the UK:
During 2015 and early 2016, MMIP was a major contributor to the Science Industry Partnership's (SIP) Skills Strategy. This Strategy was published in April 2016 and identifies the key skills issues and gaps that need to be addressed across the science industries, including small and large molecule pharmaceuticals and advanced therapies.
The SIP Skills Strategy provided further reinforcement of many of the skills issues identified in the ABPI's 2015 Report "Bridging the Skills Gap in the Biopharmaceutical Industry".
In addition the MMIP has been working with the Department for Education and The Life and Industrial Science Trailblazer Group to develop new apprenticeship standards for medicines manufacturing.
MMIP also supports the SIP Ambassador Programme.
Kate Barclay, Pfizer, contributed a guest blog to the ABPI for National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 March 2017) on Apprenticeships: the career step for you?
Simon Mowat, AstraZeneca, contributed a guest blog to the ABPI for National Careers Week (6-12 March 2017) on Motivating the future medicine manufacturing workforce.