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The process of change
Added: 14 May 2013
Jason Barclay discusses current and new horizons for picme, which has been leading on lean manufact…

Poll reveals public want more support for engineering
Added: 14 May 2013
The public want more Government support for students taking on science, technology, engineering and…
Machine safety needs holistic approach
Added: 23 Apr 2013
Despite the increasing amount of legislation and the global harmonisation of standards in machinery…

Process People & Skills: April 2013
Added: 8 Apr 2013
Siemens Industry UK has appointed Jeremy Wilkinson to the position of business manager for hybrid d…

Production minus sales equals scrap
Added: 2 Apr 2013
Across the manufacturing and engineering sectors we place a huge amount of emphasis on principles s…

Huge demand for EDF apprenticeship
Added: 20 Mar 2013
London – More than 2000 youngsters have applied for just 52 places on EDF Energy’s engineering main…

Safety lessons
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Over recent years, the National Skills Academy Process Industries has been looking at the underlyin…

Expert course for machinery safety
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Changes in legislation, the rising level of automation and demanding technologies all need intellig…

Big increase in engineering and manufacturing apprentices
Added: 29 Jan 2013
London – The number of people starting engineering and advanced manufacturing apprenticeships in En…

Training providers under the spotlight
Added: 18 Jan 2013
London – The UK government invested a massive £1.2 billion into its apprenticeship programme last y…

Integration can help bridge skills gaps
Added: 9 Jan 2013
‘Integrated industry’ has been dubbed the fourth industrial revolution, following on from the steam…

Dyson: Video games killing interest in engineering
Added: 9 Jan 2013
London – The UK is allowing the “glamour of web fads and video gaming” to undermine interest in eng…

Chemical engineering courses defy national trend
Added: 9 Jan 2013
London - The number of students opting to study chemical engineering in the UK has risen again desp…

UK engineering sector facing brain drain
Added: 3 Jan 2013
London – Four out of five UK engineering professionals are prepared to leave the country and work o…
Nice work if you can get it
Added: 10 Dec 2012
For Kraft Foods’ Rachel Cooke, it’s an exciting time to be a process engineer in the food and drink…

New confined space rescue service in UK
Added: 10 Dec 2012
Runcorn, UK - Engineering group the Engenda Group is launching a new company delivering confined sp…

Further education colleges "a real concern"
Added: 28 Nov 2012
London – The standard of training provided by further education colleges in the UK is well below th…

Committee hammers UK apprenticeships programme (Comment)
Added: 27 Nov 2012
Rarely does an official study hit as many nails so firmly on the head as the House of Commons busin…

Skills Show attracts over 70,000 people
Added: 27 Nov 2012
London – The first ever Skills Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham from 15-17 Nov, attracted 70,738…

Lack of skills puts engineering industry's growth plans on hold
Added: 26 Nov 2012
London – While almost three quarters of engineering firms in the UK report plans for growth, 60 % o…