by Next Gen Makers | Oct 2, 2024 | Good news
A lot has been going on at Next Gen Makers recently, with much of this being brand new, so we decided to pack it all into this handy roundup. Firstly, we recently launched our new Employer Steering Group, which will serve to guide the future direction of Next Gen...
by Next Gen Makers | Sep 26, 2024 | Good news
Following a highly successful six-month intern programme which ran from 2023 to 2024, the next cohort of interns have arrived at MiTek this week. MiTek UK & Ireland is again working with the Dudley College of Technology, one of the UK’s most successful further...
by Next Gen Makers | Sep 19, 2024 | Good news
JCB is celebrating 60 years of running its apprenticeship scheme, and marked the occasion with four former employees returning to mark the anniversary of their recruitment as the company’s first ever apprentices. Nine 15-year-old boys started as craft apprentices at...
by Next Gen Makers | Sep 19, 2024 | Good news
Belcan have become to the latest engineering firm to join the Next Gen Makers community. Founded in 1958, Belcan is a global supplier of design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology and digital engineering solutions to the aerospace, defence,...
by Next Gen Makers | Aug 27, 2024 | Good news
A spokesperson for EngineeringUK says despite a rise in students sitting exams in computing there is a worrying decline in the uptake of other STEM subjects, particularly Design & Technology (D&T), important for young people considering a career in...
by Next Gen Makers | Aug 27, 2024 | Good news
Vocational routes into employment are now being seen much more favourably by both parents and children alike, according to new research conducted by Enginuity UK. Additionally there is growing interest in apprenticeships as a means to “earn while you learn.” Enginuity...
