Leadership, People & Skills

The government is investing record levels of public funds in apprenticeships for all age groups

Semta launches framework to help firms create lean apprentices

The Operations and Quality Improvement Advanced Apprenticeship Framework will help businesses to upskill their workforce and take on new apprentices. The framework is designed to educate engineering and manufacturing firms on the different skills, knowledge ...
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BMW announces more Mini apprentices

Following a ramp up in production, BMW has announced another 11 apprenticeship places at its Mini pressings plant in Swindon . According to a report by This is Wiltshire, the traineeships are part of about 200 nationally ...

The Big Bang diary: Top teamwork

Paul Jackson, CEO of EngineeringUK and The Big Bang Education CIC talks on target cracking and team work as the STEM extravaganza that is The Big BANG Fair becomes imminent. As I write this, nearly ...
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AstraZeneca slashes 7,300 jobs

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced plans to cut 7,300 jobs in order to save £1bn a year from 2014. The restructuring is estimated to cost £1.32bn, delivering £1bn worth of annual savings from 2014. Out ...
Unite strike at Fujitsu

Unite end industrial action with Fujitsu

Unite union ended its dispute with Fujitsu after union members accepted a new offer from IT firm. The union welcomed the agreement, which ends a long running dispute that has affected sites in Crewe and ...
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Innovation being limited due to difficulties accessing finance

GE today released the results of its second annual Global  Innovation Barometer which confirmed business executives’ believe in the importance of innovation for prosperity but revealed how uncertain economic environments are hindering companies’ ability to deliver ...

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  • The MACH 2012 Supplement

    The UK’s engineering-based manufacturing industry is gearing up for MACH 2012 – the biggest manufacturing technology exhibition held in Britain. It is the place to see all the latest in terms of machinery equipment and

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  • Implementing OEE Systems

    Idhammar Implementing OEE Systems The last 10 years have charted a steady rise in the level of interest that senior manufacturing managers pay to organisational asset management. This trend coincides with the increase in asset cost

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