Next Gen Makers News
Make UK Aston welcomes intake of 240 Engineering Apprentices
Engineering Training Provider Make UK Aston welcomed a cohort of 240 Engineering Apprentices recently. Pictured outside of their state-of-the-art technology centre in Aston, Birmingham, these...
Airbus Broughton welcome second largest ever intake of 144 apprentices
Airbus’ UK Commercial Aircraft sites in Broughton and Filton have welcomed their second largest ever intake of apprentices and graduates. Airbus’ Broughton plant welcomed a total of 144 apprentices...
HCM Engineering expands Apprenticeship scheme further
Lye based die casting specialists HCM Engineering have further expanded their growing Apprenticeship scheme with the appointment of McKensie Tiernan as Apprentice Assembly Technician. McKensie, a...
Leading materials supplier – thyssenkrupp Materials UK welcomes engineering apprentices
The leading materials supplier and supply chain solutions provider – thyssenkrupp Materials UK, has welcomed two new engineering apprentices at its plate cutting and CNC machining hub in Preston....
Celebrations as first ever manufacturers recognised with Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Kitemark accreditations
A cohort of manufacturing and engineering firms from across the UK celebrated on National Manufacturing Day 2022 (7th July), as they became the first ever companies to receive the ground-breaking...
First cohort of companies complete Engineering Apprenticeship Employer Kitemark accreditation process
Throughout May 2022, the first cohort of companies to pursue accreditation for the ground-breaking Make UK ‘Engineering Apprenticeships: Excellent Employer’ Kitemark have completed the accreditation...
Skills: Is your company an improver or a succeeder?
To compete, thrive and future proof within an ever-changing UK engineering industry, new skills are essential – skills that may not be present in your current workforce. For many a successful...
Inaugural cohort confirmed for Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark
Make UK and Next Gen Makers are delighted to announce the inaugural cohort of companies pursuing accreditation for the ground-breaking Make UK ‘Engineering Apprenticeships: Excellent Employer’...
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...
MAKE UK AND NEXT GEN MAKERS LAUNCH INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIPS EMPLOYER ACCREDITATION
Make UK has partnered with support platform Next Gen Makers to develop a ground-breaking Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Accreditation, which will recognise companies who achieve a best...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
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...
Impressive apprentice engineering a promising career with Renishaw
Whether it’s inspiring future engineers or helping his employer to improve efficiency and diagnose and fix faults, Ryan Harris has proved to be an “impressive” apprentice. Ryan, 21, from Hawthorn,...
Engineering firm KMF hands permanent jobs to group of newly-qualified apprentices
Seven advanced year apprentices at KMF have landed permanent positions with the company following their graduation. The cohort, who all started together in August 2016, have all completed a...
Apprentice leads project saving company £29k per month
When Emma Sisman joined Niftylift two years ago she had ‘little to no experience or knowledge’ of engineering and manufacturing. She’s now the second highest skilled person in her department heading...
Over 100 High Schools set to access inspirational Engineering Careers resource
An Engineering specific careers resource designed to inspire and signpost more young people towards starting a career in the sector has launched to over 100 High Schools this month.The 2021...
LEMA celebrating 20 Engineering Apprenticeship starts in January
LEMA, the Lean Engineering and Manufacturing Academy are celebrating a successful start to 2021 after placing 20 new Engineering Apprentices. For nearly a decade Lean Engineering and Manufacturing...
Tooling 2000 look to the future with trio of Apprentices
Following a period of significant investment in new machinery and as part of ambitious growth plans, Birmingham based Tooling 2000 have appointed three new Apprentice Engineering Technicians....
Next Gen Makers to launch Best Practice web platform to help future proof manufacturers
Next Gen Makers is set to launch a Best Practice web platform to help engineering and manufacturing firms become better at attracting and retaining engineering Apprentices.The online platform will...
UK’s first Engineering Apprenticeship Jobs Board to launch to help bridge skills gap
Next Gen Makers is set to launch the UK’s first Engineering Apprenticeship specific online Jobs Board.The Next Gen Makers ‘Engineering Apprenticeship Finder’ will launch in March 2021, initially...
Support from MSC leads to Next Gen Makers expansion into North Staffordshire
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC) is helping to address the engineering skills shortage by supporting Next Gen Makers with its expansion into North Staffordshire. Next Gen Makers is an innovative...
REAZN UK Apprentice nominated for achievement award
A Quality Engineer Apprentice at Norton Canes based REAZN UK has been nominated for recognition at the Birmingham Apprentice Awards 2020.Matthew Jones, who joined the company on his Apprenticeship...
Trio collaborate to find new employer for Apprentice
Next Gen Makers, SJG International and Heart of Worcester (HOW College) have collaborated to enable a young Engineer to find new employment and pursue an Apprenticeship. Like many others in the...
Year 11 Girls School pupils inspired by first ever Engineering Careers Webinar
Over 100 female year 11 students from Turves Green Girls School in Birmingham attended the first ever Next Gen Makers Engineering Careers Webinar for High Schools on Tuesday 14th September 2020. The...