All Skills
Apprenticeship levy sparks funding fears
Added: 27 Nov 2015
Clarification over the funding of apprenticeships has created confusion throughout industry, though…
Apprenticeships future still unclear
Added: 24 Nov 2015
British businesses have called on the government to clarify its impending plans regarding the futur…
Cogent extends safety strategy
Added: 10 Nov 2015
Industry body Cogent Skills has updated its process safety management competence programme.
Engineering tops career poll
Added: 9 Nov 2015
More people would encourage a young person to become an engineer than a doctor, accountant or banke…
Mission inspiration or mission impossible?
Added: 3 Nov 2015
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week aims to inspire the next generation of engineers and help bridge the skil…
Graduate skills causing concern
Added: 22 Oct 2015
The majority of employers in the UK are unsatisfied with graduates, a new report suggests.
Girls get a taste of food engineering
Added: 12 Oct 2015
Female students have been given a glimpse into food engineering by KP Snacks, as part of an industr…
Quotas to boost women in engineering
Added: 7 Oct 2015
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) president Naomi Climer has called on employers to i…
Girls ‘not smart enough’ for science
Added: 2 Oct 2015
Almost a third (32%) of girls aged 11-16 do not think they are clever enough to become scientists, …
Maintenance slump a 'critical risk'
Added: 17 Sep 2015
A new study has revealed a downward slide for maintenance budgets among UK manufacturers, putting t…
People Power: oil & gas skills drive
Added: 11 Sep 2015
Low prices are hurting the oil & gas industry, and in particular the North Sea. John McKenna looks …
Food sector set for hiring bonanza
Added: 3 Sep 2015
Local food and drink producers expect to create more than 73,000 new jobs over the next five years,…
Nuclear defueling nears completion
Added: 17 Aug 2015
Oldbury nuclear power station will be completely defueled by October, the site’s operators have sai…
Colleges axing STEM courses
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) courses are being dropped by colleges in the UK, …
Women “put off” by STEM careers
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Research conducted for British Gas suggests women are overlooking science, technology, engineering …
Time to pay up
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Male engineers often get paid more than female engineers and it’s a problem that will only serve to…
Food industry feels the pinch
Added: 3 Aug 2015
A recent survey of UK food manufacturers reveals that optimism has slightly cooled since last year,…
Graduates 'not pursuing' engineering
Added: 27 Jul 2015
A report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) highlights several issues surrounding …
Increase in engineering applicants
Added: 9 Jul 2015
Higher education authority UCAS has released figures that suggest more applicants are choosing to s…
Summer Budget: Industry response
Added: 8 Jul 2015
Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2015 summer Budget to Parliament earlier today but drew a m…
