The ability to ‘earn while you learn’ and fast-tracking your career are two of the main reasons young people choose apprenticeships, according to a new survey from In-Comm Training.
Almost 50 of Britain’s top manufacturing companies have made it through to the finals of the UK’s largest and most rigorous industry awards programme: The Manufacturer MX Awards.
From pre-school to graduation takes 20 years, giving the UK just 10 years to stimulate the appropriate supply of trained engineers into industry by 2050.
One of Britain’s Top 100 figures in manufacturing has responded to an article recently published by The Manufacturer detailing how a failure to train our workers is exacerbating the UK skills shortage
Workers in the UK’s manufacturing sector are missing out on crucial opportunities to upskill for the future, according to new research from skills body City & Guilds Group.
A team of apprentices from the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre has won this year’s Home Automation Challenge with their automated watering device, an innovation that’s set to make the lives of plant lovers easier.
Twelve manufacturing business leaders have embarked on an eight-month Made Smarter Leadership Programme, run in collaboration with Lancaster University Management School and the government-backed £20m Made Smarter initiative for North West manufacturers.
Industrial employers are calling for an urgent rethink to the government’s Apprenticeship Levy to make access to funding more flexible in order to develop the essential skills needed for the future.
Making STEM careers accessible for everyone and busting the myths surrounding engineering and manufacturing jobs are long-standing issues for industry. We spoke to one female engineer tackling these challenges head on.
Birmingham’s Makers Meet event will give aspiring young engineers and apprentices the opportunity to explore a range of topics, and gain insight from an array of high-profile speakers.
