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Engage eNewsletter - December 2016

A reflection on six years at the helm

Published: 16/12/2016

Entering his final month as CEO of the Engineering Council, Jon Prichard looks back on the last six years and reflects on what he has learnt and the future of the engineering profession …

Call for evidence on closing the STEM skills gap

Call for evidence on closing the STEM skills gap

Published: 07/12/2016

The Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into how the skills gap is being addressed, calling for evidence on what measures are being taken to close the gap …

Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up institute to tackle skills gap

Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up institute to tackle skills gap

Published: 14/11/2016

Inventor Sir James Dyson has announced he will open his own institute to train engineers, in order to "tackle head-on the dearth of skilled engineers in the UK" …

University of Sheffield launches campaign to tackle UK engineer shortage

University of Sheffield launches campaign to tackle UK engineer shortage

Published: 16/11/2016

The University of Sheffield has launched ‘Engineering is…’ campaign, aimed at children to encourage more young people to study engineering …