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Siemens to axe 2,500 oil & gas jobs
Added: 11 Mar 2016
Siemens has announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs from its oil & gas, metals and mining businesses.
Gender pay report ‘disappointing’
Added: 12 Feb 2016
Companies with 250 employees or more will be forced to highlight pay inequality between male and fe…
Nuclear body funds energy project
Added: 1 Feb 2016
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has contributed £500,000 to Innovate UK’s Energy Game C…
UK ‘facing an electricity crisis’
Added: 26 Jan 2016
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests the UK is threatene…
Schlumberger cuts 10,000 jobs
Added: 22 Jan 2016
Oilfield services firm Schlumberger has confirmed it cut 10,000 jobs in quarter four last year.
UK steel snubbed for Hinkley Point C
Rob Smith | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Steel made in the UK will not be used for the largest forgings at Hinkley Point C nuclear power sta…
Bulk materials handling courses available
Added: 19 Jan 2016
The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology has course dates available for 2016.
Survey to discover apprentices’ opinions launched
Added: 18 Jan 2016
A survey conducted by the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) is giving apprentices the chance to com…
BP to axe 4,000 jobs
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Jan 2016
Oil and gas firm BP has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally throughout its exploration and p…
Cyber security: fighting talk
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…
UK launches IoT research hub
Added: 6 Jan 2016
A £23 million Internet of Things (IoT) Research Hub led by University College London (UCL) has been…
Report predicts engineering exodus
Added: 4 Jan 2016
The annual Investors in People (IoP) employee sentiment report suggests almost half of those workin…
Food body to treble apprenticeships
Added: 1 Jan 2016
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has pledged to treble apprenticeships and grow value-added food…
STEM guidance to 'improve' diversity
Added: 4 Dec 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published guidance to help employers improv…
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.
