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Engineers 2030 – a new vision for tomorrow’s engineering workforce

Published: 24/04/2024

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), in collaboration with the National Engineering Policy Centre, has launched a new consultation to examine how engineering knowledge and skills are changing in the 21st century and what will be required to attract, educate, recruit, and support future engineers and technicians. …

University of Sheffield launches campaign to tackle UK engineer shortage

University of Sheffield launches campaign to tackle UK engineer shortage

Published: 16/11/2016

The University of Sheffield has launched ‘Engineering is…’ campaign, aimed at children to encourage more young people to study engineering …

Final weeks to enter Semta Skills Awards

Final weeks to enter Semta Skills Awards

Published: 15/11/2016

Nominations for the Semta Skills Awards, which celebrate the Best of British engineering, will close on Wednesday 30 November 2016 …

Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up institute to tackle skills gap

Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up institute to tackle skills gap

Published: 14/11/2016

Inventor Sir James Dyson has announced he will open his own institute to train engineers, in order to "tackle head-on the dearth of skilled engineers in the UK" …

Register of Apprenticeship training providers

Register of Apprenticeship training providers

Published: 09/11/2016

The Skills Funding Agency has opened a register of Apprenticeship training providers. Any providers looking to deliver Apprenticeships from May 2017 are required to successfully complete the process by 25 November 2016 …

It's Tomorrow's Engineers Week

It's Tomorrow's Engineers Week

Published: 07/11/2016

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week has arrived to shine a spotlight on engineering careers …

The Ten Steps, two years on

The Ten Steps, two years on

Published: 29/10/2016

The WISE Campaign has marked two years since the creation of the Ten Steps with an event to measure the progress of the industry-led initiative …

Dawn Bonfield MBE has stepped down from Chief Executive role at Women’s Engineering Society

Dawn Bonfield MBE has stepped down from Chief Executive role at Women’s Engineering Society

Published: 27/10/2016

After five years working for the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), including a successful year as the organisation’s Chief Executive, Dawn Bonfield MBE has stepped down from the role …

A new strategy for scientists and engineers in government

A new strategy for scientists and engineers in government

Published: 24/10/2016

The Government Science and Engineering profession has launched its new strategy setting out what the GSE profession wants to achieve over the next five years …

The UK’s first Transport Planning Apprenticeship has been launched

The UK’s first Transport Planning Apprenticeship has been launched

Published: 20/10/2016

A new Transport Planning Technician (TPT) Apprenticeship has been launched. It has been designed specifically to meet the changing needs of employers, learners and education providers …

ICE breaks Guinness World Record with longest LEGO bridge

ICE breaks Guinness World Record with longest LEGO bridge

Published: 19/10/2016

A new exhibition launched with the construction of a record-breaking 31m suspension bridge made entirely out of LEGO …