Inspiring the Next Generation of Makers
Inspiring the Next Generation of Makers
The West Midlands faces a shortage of 20,000 young engineers every year.
Next Gen Makers is an innovative private sector initiative that creates a platform for West Midlands Engineering and Manufacturing firms to inspire more young engineers into their workforce and their sector through organised activity at our partner Colleges and Schools.
Reach over 1,000 Full Time Engineering students across our 5 partner Colleges.
Engage local secondary school students with industry experiences.
Careers Workshops
Factory Visits
Work Experience
Inspirational Talks
Keen to future proof your workforce?
Passionate about inspiring the next generation into your sector?
Looking to solve a skills shortage?
Next Gen Makers News
In-Comm Training partners with Next Gen Makers to support West Midlands manufacturers
One the UK’s leading engineering apprenticeship training providers has partnered with Next Gen Makers to help West Midlands manufacturers attract more young engineers.In-Comm Training, which supports 750 apprenticeships every year across its three academies in...
Apprentice Machinist joins Evans & White Manufacturing
Evans & White, established for over 50 years as a sub contract machine shop and as a manufacturer of purpose built equipment for the steel process industry, have taken on an Apprentice machinist as part of plans to bring through a new generation of engineers...
Doctor, Lawyer….Engineer??
My brother is a primary school teacher.Recently he took a group of his year 6 pupils to Germany on a school trip. Whilst there, he got chatting to the German Headmaster of the school and asked him, amongst other things, why the German Education system has not been...
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