What skills shortage??…
Learn
Inspire
Attract
Recruit
Retain
Next Gen Makers makes engineering & manufacturing firms of all sizes great at attracting and retaining skilled apprentice talent – ensuring you have the skills required to future proof and thrive in an ever-changing industry.
Our platform also makes it easy for companies to inspire more young people into Engineering – at SME and corporate sized companies.
We tackle the Engineering skills shortage head on by:
- Raising awareness
- Changing perceptions
- Helping manufacturers run winning Apprenticeship Schemes that achieve business goals
- Connecting manufacturers to the best young talent
How we work:
Learn:
Engineering Apprenticeships: Best Practice Programme
Learn from real-world best practice of other manufacturers how best to link skills requirements to achieving long term business goals, attract the right apprenticeship talent to fill skills gaps, then integrate and retain them within your workforce.
Inspire:
Engineering Careers Prospectus
Inspiring the next generation of makers by raising awareness and changing perceptions.
The only Engineering specific careers resource promoting local engineering & manufacturing firms, apprenticeships, industries and career paths, promoted in over 100 High Schools
Attract:
Become a Champion
Raise awareness of your company, your industry, and your Apprenticeship opportunities whilst inspiring more young people into a career in Engineering. We organise activity on your behalf so you can easily reach hundreds of relevant Engineering students at our 6 partner Colleges. All the benefit, no hassle
Attract:
Engineering Apprenticeship Finder Jobs Board
Looking for more or better-quality applicants for your Apprenticeships? How about young people that want to work for you? Access a much wider, more targeted audience through our Jobs Board and activity to promote your Apprenticeship opportunities within our platform of over 100 High Schools and 6 leading FE Colleges.
Recruit:
Managed Apprenticeship Recruitment
We manage the recruitment of Engineering Apprentices on your behalf, saving you valuable time whilst ensuring that you always get what’s right for you. Our expert team have a proven track record of engineering Apprenticeship recruitment and ensuring you get the right individual, onto the right Apprenticeship, with the most suitable Training Provider.
OUR PARTNERS
Keen to future proof your workforce?
Passionate about inspiring the next generation into your sector?
Looking to solve a skills shortage?
Next Gen Makers News
Celebrations as first ever manufacturers recognised with Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Kitemark accreditations
A cohort of manufacturing and engineering firms from across the UK celebrated on National Manufacturing Day 2022 (7th July), as they became the first ever companies to receive the ground-breaking Make UK Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Kitemark Accreditation....
First cohort of companies complete Engineering Apprenticeship Employer Kitemark accreditation process
Throughout May 2022, the first cohort of companies to pursue accreditation for the ground-breaking Make UK ‘Engineering Apprenticeships: Excellent Employer’ Kitemark have completed the accreditation process. The Kitemark accreditation is part of the Make UK backed...
Skills: Is your company an improver or a succeeder?
To compete, thrive and future proof within an ever-changing UK engineering industry, new skills are essential – skills that may not be present in your current workforce. For many a successful Apprenticeship scheme is central to resolving that, which could include...