Next Gen Makers News
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...
LEMA and LEAD merger set to benefit regions manufacturers
Two respected West Midlands based private training providers Lean Engineering and Manufacturing Academy (LEMA) and Lean Education and Development Ltd (LEAD) have merged. This merger brings together the complementary specialisms and strengths of both organisations, to...
Engineering skills shortage: why collaboration will provide the solution
We know UK manufacturing and engineering has a big skills shortage. According to a government study, 186,000 skilled Engineers are needed annually until 2024 to plug the skills gap, and almost 20% of the current workforce is due to retire by 2026 according to the...
Apprentices playing their part at PP Control and Automation
With a number of apprentices joining PP Control and Automation year on year, the electronics manufacturer can take pride in the robust training and development plan put in place for each individual. It is a plan that has seen apprentices trained by Walsall College...
IPP Stainless Steel Fasteners: Our Apprenticeship journey
IPP Stainless Steel Fasteners are a specialist UK manufacturer of fully-certified and fully traceable bolting to customer specifications. Here Lee Parry, Joint Managing Director tells us all about their journey investing in Apprentices so far. Why did you decide to...