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What is a skilled workforce?
A skilled workforce refers to employees with specialised training, education, or experience needed for complex tasks. In aerospace and defence, this means engineers, technicians, and designers who build planes and advanced systems. The story highlights 468,500 people employed, many of whom possess these crucial skills driving the sector's growth.
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