14 August 2026 The computer-maker Apple has opened an Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) in Texas that will offer free training and educational sessions for SMEs (small- and… Read More
19 March 2026 The Danish cobot (collaborative robot) manufacturer Universal Robots (UR) has teamed up with Scale AI – a US company that supplies high-quality data… Read More
14 August 2025 New research has revealed a huge untapped potential for tackling the UK manufacturing sector’s 47,000-person skills gap, with employers missing the opportunity to harness cross-generational… Read More
2 April 2025 The British government and industry must agree to boost investment in training and upskilling of both existing and future workers if the UK is escape… Read More
26 September 2024 The UK government has announced a new growth and skills levy which will replace the existing apprenticeship levy and include new foundation apprenticeships. The new… Read More
30 July 2024 Schneider Electric has launched a training programme for the UK and Ireland (UK&I) in response to the engineering skills shortage. It will cover everything from… Read More
11 July 2024 The Japanese robotics and automation giant Fanuc has opened a $110m facility in the US which will provide advanced manufacturing and customised automation systems, and… Read More
1 November 2023 Robotics and AI (artificial intelligence) experts at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh have secured funding for a training centre to help make robots… Read More
8 March 2023 A new digital platform aimed at connecting the UK’s PEMD (power electronics, machines and drives) community and closing the skills gap in the sector will… Read More
1 August 2022 Construction has started on a £13m extension to the Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) training centre which will be used for new apprenticeship programmes in areas… Read More
