by Will | Jan 22, 2018 | Industrial Strategy, Themes, Themes 2017
[title size=”4″]The government put a lot of flesh on the bones of its Industrial Strategy in November, with the announcement of a series of specific ‘sector deals’ and a set of four ‘grand challenges’. The challenge to the UK economy is productivity; while...
by Will | Jan 22, 2018 | Apprenticeships, Themes, Themes 2017
Our industry traditionally recruits apprentices in line with academic years, with three-quarters of manufacturers typically recruiting candidates aged 16 to 18. [title size=”4″]Verity Davidge, Head of Education & Skills Policy at EEF, the...
by Will | Jan 22, 2018 | Apprenticeships, Themes, Themes 2017
From March 2018, Cranfield will be launching an open postgraduate engineering apprenticeship programme enabling many more companies the opportunity to upskill their workforce using the Apprenticeship Levy. [title size=”4″]Cranfield University and BAE...
by Will | Jan 22, 2018 | Education, Themes, Themes 2017
[title size=”4″]A dismal failure – or a slow-burn success? Under discussion is not a glitzy new company with disenchanted investors but a substantial industry promoting science and engineering to the young. By Peter Marsh[/title] “Britain has...
by Will | Jan 20, 2018 | Niche Sectors, Sectors, Sectors 2017
MICRO POWER By Peter Marsh The UK is home to many relatively small manufacturers, who focus on tightly constrained sectors that require much technical capability and have an accent on ‘bespoke’ production. It is, for instance, the world’s centre for making Formula 1...
