Workforce and skills

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Want to improve Employee Engagement? Get to know the individual

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Digital Transformation

1 million more UK manufacturing and hi-tech jobs needed by 2030

The 2018 gala’s dinner chairs were Christine Bryant, Senior Vice President, Polyurethanes–North America, Covestro LLC; Karen S. Carter, Chief Inclusion Officer, The Dow Chemical Company; Bruce Chinn, President, Chevron Oronite Company LLC; Susan Ellerbusch, Chief Executive Officer, Air Liquide USA LLC; Erin N. Kane, President and Chief Executive Officer, AdvanSix Inc.; Kirsten Lund-Jurgensen, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Pfizer Inc; and John Y. Televantos, Senior Partner, Arsenal Capital Partners.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers praises companies for inspiring female engineers

The National Composites Centre (NCC) say the iCAP programme “will bring composites into the digital age, increasing production rates and quality while improving efficiency and reducing cost” – image courtesy of HVMC.

National Composites Centre receives record UK Govt R&D investment

People & Skills

Defence Secretary announces £400m investment in nuclear submarines

An apprenticeship is neither cheap labour, nor a stop-gap while you find out what you want to do as a career.

People & Skills

It’s time to end the snobbery surrounding vocational courses, urges Education Secretary

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Digital Transformation

A manufacturer’s guide to a successful Digital Transformation

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People & Skills

Just 6% of UK 16-23 year-olds considering careers in manufacturing

Microsoft HoloLens gives manufacturers the opportunity to design products and train staff in a far quicker and cheaper way than traditional techniques - image courtesy of Microsoft.

People & Skills

Can wearable technology help us learn new skills?

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Safeguarding UK manufacturing requires us all to become more childish

Concept of industrial digitalisation construction Industry 4.0 4IR Digital - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Overcoming the barriers to industrial digitalisation