Celebrities back drive to tackle £1.5bn skills shortage
7 December 2022 More than 150 engineering leaders and celebrities – including Carol Vorderman and will.i.am – have endorsed a report calling on the Government to help tackle… Read More
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New body champions UK electrotechnical sector
10 May 2017 A new organisation has been created to represent the interests of the UK’s electrotechnical, electronics and firmware sector. The ElecTech Council has its roots in… Read More
UK engineering firms: graduates don’t have the right skills
18 October 2016 Engineering graduates don’t have the right skills for today’s workplace, according to 62% of the 400 engineering employers across the UK quizzed by the Institution… Read More
UK engineers unite to offer advice for Brexit negotiators
6 July 2016 A group of 38 organisations representing the UK engineering sector have joined forces to offer advice to the Government to help secure the best possible… Read More
Network aims to boost UK’s robotics capabilities
29 June 2015 The work of robotics experts in the UK will be coordinated nationally for the first time following the launch of a network that will encourage… Read More
IET announces its first-ever female president
30 October 2014 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Naomi Climer, president of Sony Media Cloud Services, will become its president on 1 October… Read More
IET members can now become Chartered Managers
19 May 2014 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has formed a partnership with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) enabling it to award Chartered Manager status to… Read More
PM announces electrotechnical apprentice standard
4 March 2014 British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced an electrotechnical apprenticeship standard as one of 11 sector-based standards that will act as blueprints for new apprenticeships,… Read More
Apprenticeships are twice as popular as degrees
28 February 2014 More than twice as many young people in the UK are choosing engineering apprenticeships compared to those doing degree courses, an analysis by the Institution… Read More
Social media sites pose risks for control systems
7 February 2014 Data in blogs, social networking sites and other online media could be used to mount cyber-attacks on the UK’s critical infrastructure, according to a new… Read More
