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DECC contradicts fracking poll

Added: 12 Aug 2014

Figures released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) contradict yesterday’s poll th…

University Technical Colleges Skills

New colleges focus on engineering

Added: 6 Aug 2014

Five of the seven new University Technical Colleges (UTCs) announced by chancellor George Osborne y…

Forty-nine per cent of industry representatives claim skills shortages are their main barrier to gro

Does gender matter?

Added: 1 Aug 2014

Does it really matter what proportion of the engineering profession is male and what proportion is …

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Just 6% of engineers are women

Added: 31 Jul 2014

On average just 6% of engineers in the UK are female, with the highest proportions occuring in the …

Machine safety training

Machinery safety training

Added: 31 Jul 2014

The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the asso…

IWCF CEO David Price

Well control course launched

Added: 30 Jul 2014

A free online course aimed at improving awareness of the life cycle of an oil well has been launche…

David Willetts

£53m to boost science talent

Added: 8 Jul 2014

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will lead a consortium of industrial and scientific sector employers to help …

Adrian Harrison deconstructing a Sony PlayStation

Engineering Island

Added: 2 Jul 2014

An education in engineering is considered so important on the Isle of Man, that the government leav…

Hydra Cell pump

Sealed deal

Added: 30 Jun 2014

Leak-free pumps upgrade helps expand the capacity of oil well operator Brammer Petroleum.

Apprentices

Students "not considering" nuclear

Added: 18 Jun 2014

Industry survey suggests students do not think they can get jobs in the nuclear sector.

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

£30m to boost women in engineering

Added: 17 Jun 2014

The government has announced a £30 million fund to increase the number of people, and in particular…

Skills director at Energy Institute

Chartered status is “clear advantage”

Added: 11 Jun 2014

Energy workers with professional recognition have improved job prospects, a new survey suggests.

Skills kids2

Engineering, Engineering, Engineering

Added: 11 Jun 2014

Education, Education, Education. Tony Blair’s famous 1997 speech on the importance of education cou…

Students in the design phase of their degrees

Greater graduates

Added: 9 Jun 2014

High-quality engineering graduates are in demand now more than ever, but are UK universities delive…

Tufnol apprentices

Investment reward

Added: 5 Jun 2014

Birmingham based manufacturer Tufnol Composites is reaping the significant rewards of the company’s…

Engineering roadshow

Engineering exams face axe

Added: 5 Jun 2014

Exams in engineering are to be scrapped by 2017 under proposals announced yesterday.

Machine safety training

Machine safety training

Added: 3 Jun 2014

The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the asso…

DAQ seminar series

Measurement technology workshops

Added: 2 Jun 2014

HBM workshops combine the latest measurement technology knowledge with hands-on experience.

Training suite

Expert training

Added: 29 May 2014

Endress + Hauser has developed a suite of courses, delivered at its training centre in Manchester.

Apprentices

Future of manufacturing

Added: 29 May 2014

Manufacturers, schools and colleges are being urged to sign up to free ‘Future of Manufacturing’ ev…