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Category Archives: Education & Training
Students bid for schools engineering challenge title
Students from 13 Glasgow schools have put their design and build skills to the test in the BAE Systems Schools Engineering Challenge 2013. S2 pupils are taking part in a challenge to design and build model ships using paper, card, … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace & defence, Education & Training, Manufacturing management
Tagged BAE Systems, BAE Systems Schools Engineering Challenge 2013, Bearsden Academy, Clydebank High School, Eastwood High School, Glasgow Gaelic School, Govan High School, Hermitage Academy, Loudres High School, Notre Dame High School, Port Glasgow High School, Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier, Smithycroft Secondary School, St. Roch's Secondary School, University of Strathclyde Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Williamwood High School, Woodfarm High School
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New composite engineering skills framework to be led by new chairman
Semta, the sector skills body for science, engineering and advanced manufacturing, is today (8 May) launching a new ‘Composite Engineering Apprenticeship Framework’ and a change in the leadership of the group that will oversee its implementation. New strategy group chairman … Continue reading
Manufacturing leaders threaten to quit industry
British Manufacturing is threatened with a mass exodus of executives because companies aren’t doing enough to help improve their skills, a report published today (24 April) has revealed. The 2013 Harvey Nash Manufacturing Leadership survey shows that 40% of executive … Continue reading
Apprentices more employable than graduates says survey
An Apprenticeship makes a young person ‘more employable’ than those with other qualifications – including a degree, a new Government Survey has found. The research, conducted by ICM Research, showed apprentices were rated head and shoulders above their peers by … Continue reading
Cross-sector industrial partnerships gather pace
Plane-maker Airbus and automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are among those spearheading an industrial partnership scheme to bring together employers of all sizes to discuss how they can help tackle common issues as well as those specific to their … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace & defence, Automotive, Education & Training, Motors/machinery, skills
Tagged agustaWestland, Airbus, Automated Technology Group, BAE Systems, Bentley, Ford of Britain, General Motors, GKN Aerospace, industrial partnerships, JJ Churchill, JLR, Rolls-Royce, Semta, siemens, Thales
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Higher apprenticeship in space engineering launched
The launch of the first ever Higher Apprenticeship in Space Engineering has been announced by Loughborough College and the National Space Academy. The programme, which will form a pathway within Semta’s Higher Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering this summer, will … Continue reading
Crane manufacturer bids to lift new talent
The industrial crane and hoist manufacturer, Street Crane Company, has launched an initiative to recruit the next generation of engineers to take the business forward. The company is looking for recruits at three levels. Post A-level/ONC, trainees can join as … Continue reading
Engineering firm goes tal(l)ent spotting
Durham-based engineering firm Gestamp Tallent Automotive is offering local youngsters who measure up to a series of challenges a genuine job at its Newton Aycliffe plant. The company has set Year 11 pupils at nearby Woodham Academy a series of … Continue reading
Siemens launches new education and careers scheme for engineers
A new education and careers scheme for engineers that will allow teachers, students and parents to engage with manufacturing related subjects has been launched by the industrial giant Siemens in conjunction with the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education and … Continue reading
Birmigham Uni and Westfield to develop electric race car kit
Birmingham City University has joined forces with the sportscar manufacturer Westfield in a new partnership to develop the world’s first build-at-home electric race car kit. The iRacer, an all-electric sports car kit engineered to support what the partnership describes as … Continue reading
