Helping Employers Attract, Develop and Retain Engineering Apprentices
EMPOWERING MANUFACTURERS TO RUN GREAT SCHEMES
RECOGNISING AND SHOWCASING BEST IN CLASS EMPLOYERS
GUIDING STUDENTS TOWARDS A CAREER IN ENGINEERING
“To know that your employer cares as much about your apprenticeship experience as you do, I find very reassuring. For someone leaving school or college, knowing your employer has received this accreditation means you can trust that you are going into your career with an employer that will deliver on what you are promised”
Jacob Church, Engineering Apprentice, Teledyne E2V
Next Gen Makers is a growing ecosystem of employers, educators and young people, working together to raise the standard of engineering apprenticeships across the UK.
We support:
- Employers who want to build best-in-class apprenticeship schemes and be recognised for excellence
- Schools and colleges seeking trusted, employer-backed careers resources
- Students and apprentices exploring real engineering pathways and opportunities
Together, we’re strengthening future talent pipelines, sharing best practice, and helping the next generation make confident, informed career choices.
Latest news
How Molson Coors Builds Apprentice Onboarding That Starts Months Before Day One
The apprenticeship offer-to-start gap is one of the quietest risks in any early careers scheme. Candidates accept an offer in the spring, then have months to change their mind, take another employer's offer, or simply lose momentum before a September start date...
How to Improve Your Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme: Lessons from Cornwall’s First Gold-Accredited Employer
Improving an engineering apprenticeship scheme starts with knowing exactly where the gaps are. Many employers running long-established schemes have no external reference point against which to measure their own practice, and no reliable mechanism to hear what their...
How UK Manufacturers Can Address the Engineering Skills Shortage: A 101-Competency Framework
The UK engineering and manufacturing sector is facing a skills shortage that is not going to fix itself. Make UK's 2025 Industrial Strategy Skills Commission identified 55,000 long-term unfilled vacancies in manufacturing, costing the economy an estimated £6 billion...