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“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Schaeffler releases 2014 training course programme

Schaeffler reveals training programme

Added: 30 Jan 2014

Schaeffler UK has released its new technical training course programme for 2014 designed to improve…

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Risky business

Added: 29 Jan 2014

Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…

Corporate bonds

Addressing the skills shortage

Added: 14 Jan 2014

As the skills shortage continues to be a concern for the process sectors, industry bodies must form…

IChemE training courses

IChemE training courses

Added: 6 Jan 2014

The IChemE is hosting over 50 training courses to cover a range of subject areas and meet developme…

Kids Schools Skills2

How to kill a love of science

Added: 11 Dec 2013

All children are born with an innate love of science, so why are so many switched off from STEM sub…

Skills training

Skills training by Technical Training Solutions

Added: 10 Dec 2013

Whether it’s electrical, mechanical or instrumentation, the approach is the same. Best practice tau…

Autumn Statement outlines boost for skills sector

Skills sector must maintain support

Added: 6 Dec 2013

Engineering bodies have welcomed the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement but have urged the UK government…

Upskilling existing employees is on the increase

Grow your own

Added: 2 Dec 2013

Finding experienced and skilled operators and technicians can be a struggle in the process industri…

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Engineering apprenticeships drop 12%

Added: 2 Dec 2013

The number of people aged under 19 taking engineering-related Advanced Level Apprenticeships has fa…

Food Industry and academics discuss vision for Centre of Excellence

Food engineering centre vision agreed

Added: 2 Dec 2013

The vision that will drive a national Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering was agreed by indus…

GSK process safety module

GSK to pilot process safety course

Added: 2 Dec 2013

GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with the University of Sheffield to develop a short course that addre…

Bürkert steam training guide

Added: 29 Nov 2013

This short video from Bürkert covers the Top 10 things you need to know about steam and how to mana…

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Nestlé unveils youth employment initiative

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Nestlé UK & Ireland today announced it will create 1,900 jobs and 300 paid work experience placemen…

Bosch consilidates northern facilites

Bosch opens UK engineering support facility

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Bosch has opened a single facility in the north of England to consolidate its industrial drives and…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Review calls for young engineers

Added: 4 Nov 2013

The Perkins Review will highlight the need to attract more young people to careers within the engin…

Nuclear

Nuclear talent-sharing scheme launched

Added: 23 Oct 2013

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and its partners have launched a schem…

Apprentices

Finding better chemistry with young engineers

Added: 15 Oct 2013

Skills shortage sparks drive to make process industries more attractive. Ellie Zolfagharifard repor…

British Mens Cycling Team Pursuit

Engineers aren’t Made in China

Added: 3 Oct 2013

Engineers need to stop moaning about public perception and instead do what they do best: analyse th…

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell “greatest engineer”

Added: 3 Oct 2013

A new poll has named the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, as the greatest engineer…