Next Gen Makers News
MSC Acquires Stake in Next Gen Makers
MSC Industrial Supply Co. UK has acquired a stake in Next Gen Makers, a move it believes will help address the engineering skills shortage. MSC UK, based in Wednesbury, West Midlands, has acquired a 49% share in the organisation, which helps engineering and...
MAKE UK AND NEXT GEN MAKERS LAUNCH INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIPS EMPLOYERS KITEMARK
Make UK has partnered with support platform Next Gen Makers to develop a ground-breaking Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark, which will recognise companies who achieve a best practice benchmark, and thus endorse them as an exemplary employer of apprentices....
Redhill Manufacturing expands Apprenticeship scheme with 2 new Engineering Apprentices
Redditch based Redhill Manufacturing have announced the appointment of two new Engineering Apprentices within the expansion of their Apprenticeship scheme. Following an early summer recruitment campaign led by Next Gen Makers, Adam Morris and Tyrese Semper were...
LEMA growth leads to move to new premises
Following their merger, Lean Manufacturing and Engineering Academy (LEMA) and LEAD Ltd have announced that significant business growth has necessitated a move to a newer and bigger facility located in Dudley and Birmingham. The company decided to move from one of its’...
Make UK backs initiative to help manufacturers retain young talent
Make UK is backing a new initiative by support platform Next Gen Makers to help manufacturing and engineering employers retain apprenticeship talent and maximise their investment in young people. As official training provider partner, Make UK will help to promote and...
Next Gen collaboration finds HCM Engineering latest Apprentice Technician
Lye based die casting specialists HCM Engineering have appointed their latest Engineering Apprentice following a collaboration between Next Gen Makers and Dudley College. Jamie Beddall, a former full-time Engineering student at Dudley College, was successful in...