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Top honours for engineering firms among England's best apprenticeship employers

Published: 09/08/2024

The new Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers for 2024 were unveiled during a special live broadcast on Apprenticeships.gov.uk. …

BCS report reveals SMEs struggle to hire AI and digital apprentices

BCS report reveals SMEs struggle to hire AI and digital apprentices

Published: 26/06/2024

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are calling for financial assistance from the next government to train more apprentices in AI, cybersecurity, and data skills, according to new research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. …

New report explores how engineering and manufacturing employers can unlock the value of apprenticeships

New report explores how engineering and manufacturing employers can unlock the value of apprenticeships

Published: 31/05/2024

A new report from the UK engineering and manufacturing skills charity Enginuity, in partnership with The Engineer, outlines practical steps that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the engineering and manufacturing sectors should adopt to ensure the success of their apprenticeship schemes. …

National Apprenticeship Week 2024 – Skills for Life

National Apprenticeship Week 2024 – Skills for Life

Published: 05/02/2024

This week (5-11 February) is the 17th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), with a returning theme of ‘Skills for Life’. The annual celebration of apprenticeships is a great opportunity for employers and organisations to encourage more people to explore the benefits of apprenticeships and showcase rewarding careers. …

Five-point plan launched to grow engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people

Five-point plan launched to grow engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people

Published: 16/10/2023

Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched a five-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people. …

National Apprenticeship Week 2023 – Skills for Life

National Apprenticeship Week 2023 – Skills for Life

Published: 03/02/2023

This week, 6-12 February, is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and the theme for 2023 is ‘Skills for Life’.  Run by the Department for Education (DfE), it is a great opportunity for employers and organisations to highlight the opportunities available. Many professionally registered engineers have started their career as apprentices and many more are involved in apprenticeships as trainers or mentors. Approved or accredited engineering apprenticeships are listed on the Engineering Council’s Cou …

Inspiring the next generation of engineers and technicians

Inspiring the next generation of engineers and technicians

Published: 23/01/2023

Professionally registered engineers and technicians are among those best placed to encourage a new generation of people into engineering. They are inspiring students and young people at all levels – by teaching and assessing in schools and colleges, through to university research and supervision. …

Inquiry launched to investigate urgent need to grow apprenticeships in engineering, manufacturing and technology

Inquiry launched to investigate urgent need to grow apprenticeships in engineering, manufacturing and technology

Published: 11/01/2023

Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, are today launching an inquiry to uncover the reasons behind the worrying decline in engineering, manufacturing and technology apprenticeships starts seen over recent years in the UK. …

Guidance on recognition of apprenticeships and other non-degree programmes

Guidance on recognition of apprenticeships and other non-degree programmes

Published: 07/11/2022

Guidance is available to support the Approval and Accreditation of Qualifications and Apprenticeships (AAQA). This is a new Engineering Council Standard (introduced in 2020) against which apprenticeships, including Degree Apprenticeships and Graduate Apprenticeships, and non-degree qualifications can be recognised. …

Launch of Engineering Neurodiverse Futures programme, by charity Foothold

Launch of Engineering Neurodiverse Futures programme, by charity Foothold

Published: 25/10/2022

Engineering charity Foothold has launched a new programme of support with funding from Neptune Energy, designed to help empower neurodiverse engineers, students and apprentices to achieve their full potential and thrive in both their professional and personal lives. …

Registrant recognised as CIBSE Apprentice of the Year

Registrant recognised as CIBSE Apprentice of the Year

Published: 19/10/2022

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate Louis Kimber EngTech LCIBSE, a Mechanical Engineering Technician at Atkins, who has won this year's CIBSE Apprentice of the Year Degree (Levels 5 – 7). The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Young Engineers Awards (YEAs) 2022 recognise future industry change makers, as they address the big questions around the role of engineering in delivering a safe, healthy, and sustainable built environment for all.  …