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Viewpoint: wooing the Generation Z workforce
Added: 15 Nov 2016
If industry is to recruit from the new generation joining the workforce – otherwise known as Genera…

Viewpoint: the great cloud computing migration
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Manufacturers need to embrace cloud computing if they are to reap the benefits across all their pro…

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…
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 …

Election skills
Added: 6 May 2015
Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …

Process safety: barely begun
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Ten years on from the Buncefield explosion, only small steps have been taken to establish a process…

Prized profession
Added: 4 Mar 2015
The biggest prize you can win as an engineer is the chance to positively impact the lives of billio…
Exiling excellence
Added: 11 Feb 2015
Giving international graduates more time to find employment would reduce skills shortages and avoid…

A wealth of opportunity
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…
Coming up short
Added: 30 Sep 2014
The engineering industry has joined forces with the UK government to help bridge the skills gap and…
Educational reform
Added: 10 Sep 2014
Engineering could be in crisis as examination regulator Ofqual looks to axe it from the national cu…

Engineering Island
Added: 2 Jul 2014
An education in engineering is considered so important on the Isle of Man, that the government leav…
Greater graduates
Added: 9 Jun 2014
High-quality engineering graduates are in demand now more than ever, but are UK universities delive…

Platform protection
Added: 7 May 2014
The UK oil & gas industry is ramping up its efforts to address the skill shortage and retain its hi…

Workforce meltdown
Added: 12 Mar 2014
The nuclear industry supply chain is taking matters into its own hands as it seeks to battle a decl…

Risky business
Added: 29 Jan 2014
Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…
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…
Grow your own
Added: 2 Dec 2013
Finding experienced and skilled operators and technicians can be a struggle in the process industri…

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…

Recruiters widening the skills net
Added: 14 Sep 2012
London – ?With business remaining buoyant in many process sectors, employers are exploring new aven…