Next Gen Makers News

A new educational hub has been launched to provide next-generation training and development programmes that address emerging industry challenges and tackle a skills gap in both traditional and...

20,000 students from across the UK will attend the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people from 17 to 19 June – the Big Bang Fair. From coding...

LISI Aerospace, holders of the Gold standard 'Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation' for three years running, this week hosted a visit of fellow member companies of the Next Gen Makers...

Stannah, the iconic lift company headquartered in Andover, has launched a major nationwide apprentice recruitment initiative aimed at tackling the UK’s engineering skills shortage. More than 100...

UCAS has announced that for the first time ever, apprenticeships are now published in the UCAS Tariff provider tables. The UCAS Tariff is a means of allocating points to post-16 qualifications,...

Chorley based family-owned business Lyndhurst Precision Engineering has found success with T Level placements, helping the company to bring in new and more diverse young talent. The company produces...

The Association of Apprentices and Chartered Institution for Further Education has announced the launch of the Post Apprenticeship Recognition Scheme (PARS). PARS is a new awards scheme for those...

A new STEM careers guide has been created to support those responsible for careers programmes in schools inspire students to view engineering and technology as an exciting, meaningful and accessible...

Appris, West Yorkshire's leading provider of engineering & manufacturing apprenticeships, has partnered with Next Gen Makers in a move that will support engineering employers to bridge their...

Birmingham based adi Group's commitment to diversity, inclusion and the community has seen it win two awards at the 2025 Engineering Matters Awards. adi's innovative pre-apprenticeship programme...

Leeds based Pland Stainless have announced Lauren Dean as their newest apprentice TIG welder. 21 year old Lauren transitioned to this role as part of an Engineering Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship...

Make UK's Industrial Strategy Skills Commission has published its blueprint to fix the apprenticeships and skills system. This follows months of collaboration with industry, educators, learners and...

The cohort of companies that have successfully achieved the Next Gen Makers Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation (backed by national manufacturing body Make UK) in April 2025, has...

Brandauer, a leading metal pressings and tooling specialist has hailed the power of apprenticeships after reducing the average age of their workforce to just 44. Rowan Crozier, CEO of Brandauer, has...

LISI Aerospace has scooped a top accolade for inclusivity at an annual awards ceremony which recognises outstanding contributions to supported employment. The Rugby based company, which manufactures...

Casting and forging company Sheffield Forgemasters has announced it is to recruit 21 apprentices for 2025 to further build its future workforce. The recruitment is the first of two tranches for...

Engineering and manufacturing businesses in the UK believe there is a lack of government support to bridge the ongoing skills gap, according to a new report.  The latest In-Comm Training...

Since introducing the Laboratory Technician apprenticeship in 2011 Fera has harnessed new talent, on-boarding, and progressing apprentices to develop their next generation of scientists. The level 3...

Multi award-winning custom metal fabrication company The HEX Group is calling on the government to focus its efforts on enabling businesses of all sizes to unlock the known potential of...

According to recent research by Network Rail, 51% of UK adults would choose to do an apprenticeship if starting their career again. The organisation surveyed 2,000 people across the UK, also...

Engineering SME Davicon Group recently successfully retained the Gold standard ‘Excellent Employer’ status for the Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation for a third year running. The...

Make UK - national manufacturing organisation and strategic partners of Next Gen Makers - has announced National Manufacturing Day 2025. The fourth annual iteration of National Manufacturing Day,...

Leading building products manufacturer Ibstock, who have multiple site locations across the UK, have recently made the decision to invest £64 million into the redevelopment of its Atlas site. The...

Cameron Pinder, a CNC Machinist Apprentice at Kirkstall Precision Engineering, won Gold at the 2024 WorldSkills UK National Finals in November. Competing in the highly challenging CNC Milling...

British Engines launches its 2025 apprenticeship programme to attract region’s top engineering talent British Engines Group has launched its 2025 apprenticeship programme, to provide vital career...

The UK’s largest bakery brand, Warburtons, has partnered with the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre to find and support its' next generation of engineering apprentices. Successful...

Blackpool based Airframe Designs have taken on three new engineering apprentices as they develop the skills needed for the modern aerospace industry. Ben Porter, Adam Snelson and Thomas Renshaw have...

The first companies in 2025 to achieve the Next Gen Makers Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation, backed by national manufacturing body Make UK, have been announced. Molson Coors...

Yamazaki Mazak won three awards at the recent regional Worcestershire Apprentice Awards, including the overall award for Worcestershire Apprenticeship Employer of the Year. The awards are organised...

The first ever Next Gen Makers in person member meet up was expertly hosted by Festo GB at their Northampton HQ this past Thursday. At the event, representatives of member companies of Next Gen...