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“People say you can go to university OR do an apprenticeship. But actually, you can do both.” In episode 2, Steph heads to Teesside University to chat with Jo Burgess and Dr Samantha Gooneratne about the evolving landscape of degree apprenticeships. They dive into how universities and industries are working together to bridge the skills gap and drive regional and national growth in vocational learning. 🤝 If you're passionate about skills, apprenticeships, and the future of education, this episode is for you. Tune in now ➡️ https://bit.ly/3EHKIx3 #StephOnSkills #Enginuity #Apprenticeships #Apprenticeship #ApprenticeshipUK #ApprenticeshipsUK

Celebrating 365 faces of STEM. If you know of someone who you think should feature on our digital wall of recognition and celebration then let us know. Details below ⬇️

Thoroughly enjoyed delivering the key note address at the Leeds Manufacturing Festival launch event at Leeds City College. Our message to government is loud and clear: SMEs are the lifeblood of UK Manufacturing. It was a real privilege to outline the challenges SMEs face when it comes to workforce development and investment in skills, and to discuss where we think government and business need to shift their focus to deliver economic growth. Very humbling to join a panel of such inspirational people. Cameron Pinder was the absolute highlight - it’s impossible to walk away from hearing him speak without a complete belief in the transformative power of WorldSkills UK and feeling so very impressed by the new generation of talent in our sector. Amanda McLaren presentation inspired and motivated the whole room. So often my work focuses on the challenges for SMEs, so listening to her outline the incredible work AW Hainsworth do to be an employer of choice was really uplifting. I left feeling more hopeful than when I arrived. Huge thanks to David Baggaley for the invite and Fiona M. for the introducing me to such a powerful community. Thank you to my fellow panel members Chris Black (Sound Leisure Ltd, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce), Matt Booth (E3R) Hannah Wilson (UTC Leeds) and Mark Casci for being a wonderful host. Enginuity #Manufacturing #Skill #Engineering #SkillsShortages #NextGenTalent

Following from Amanda McLaren, we're delighted to welcome Poppy Bramford from Enginuity. Poppy shares how Enginuity are working to champion the #Manufacturing sector, particularly for SME's and how we can impact the successful future of our industry. There is a need to unlock public and private investment, to invest in our existing workforce and to embrace a culture of lifelong learning. Enginuity understands the skills challenges facing #UKManufacturing and is passionate about bringing organisations and data together to solve those challenges.

A Guiding light in the #warfortalent - Great to catch up again with Hayyaan Bashir - NextGen Programme Officer from ABFE today Hayyaan is doing brilliant work to help students to transition into the world of work. ABFE has established an extensive network of connections across leading UK universities and with other strategic partners such as Enginuity and Gattaca to actively bring together candidates and prospective employers across the STEM field. Hayyan and i discussed the challenges that candidates and employers, face including some of the do's and donts for candidates who are looking for work and similarly some of the mistakes that employers may make when trying to attract top talent too. If you know a student that's currently studying STEM who would benefit from some great advice and insights on how to secure that top job, the good news is that ABFE is holding an event later this month in conjunction with Babcock International Group and University of the West of England. By attending this event, candidates will gain practical insights, including "mock" interviews and group assessment practice. For more details and to register for this "AFBE x Babcock Transition Career Event" (26th Mar, 12 PM - 5:30), click below: https://dub.sh/ABFE-UWE Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK) Scottish Branch: Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK Scotland) Oracle Cloud HCM CIPD City & Guilds Kovaion Consulting Vivekanand Selvaraj www.kovaion.com #Futureofwork #recruitment #STEM #Highereducation

Week 2 of Enginuity's '365 Faces of STEM' is here - and what an incredible line up we have! This week's roll call includes: - Melanie Stewart - Lead Welding Engineer at Merit and our first ever 'Steph on Skills' podcast guest! (watch it here: https://lnkd.in/eYu7hN_q) - Vince Pizzoni FIChE CEng BSc FCMI AFWES FEI MSWE SPE CDI - Professor and unwavering ally in STEM. - Neo Chatyoka - Business founder and advocate for empowering women and girls through cosmetic formulation and manufacturing. - Hannah Katie Linden - Advanced Apprentice (Metrology Inspector) at JLR and fantastic ambassador for apprenticeships and STEM careers. - Sally Twisleton FIMechE - Engineer and now coaching extraordinaire! - Natalie P. - Technical Manager at Sellafield Ltd and champion for women in technology. - Laura Crawford - Publishing whizz and huge advocate for engineering and manufacturing. 👏👏👏👏👏 Find out more about them here, as well as exploring last week's fab contributors: https://lnkd.in/esANp3XF It’s been amazing to see so many people putting themselves or others forward over the past week since we launched this campaign! 🙌 Every time someone nominates themselves or champions another, it’s a powerful reminder of how important it is to have more faces and voices visible in STEM. The more diverse and representative we make STEM, the stronger and more inclusive it becomes - and that benefits everyone! So, keep those nominations rolling in via our website! 🌟 #Enginuity365 #IWD25 #WomeninSTEM #alliesinSTEM

Second installment of "Steph on Skills" powered by Enginuity We were blown away by the incredible response from you all and the wider sector to the first podcast featuring the amazing Melanie Stewart. The podcast is starting to generate more media interest in the sector which is even better. Thanks for all the positive comments, keep them coming. I'm glad as a sector we finally feel that we are finding our voice!

At a time of more policy announcements than I can remember and I've seen a fair few! I was delighted to be invited by Skills Federation to give some of my thoughts on behalf of Enginuity and our sector.

Saftronics and Technical Control Systems Ltd proudly attended the Leeds Manufacturing Festival 2025 launch event. The festival brings together manufacturers, education providers, and key decision-makers to tackle the challenges of recruitment, skills, and workforce development. Saftronics is proud to sponsor the festival, and a huge thank you to the other sponsors for making this happen: Enginuity, E3 Recruitment, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds City Council, Made Smarter UK, AW Hainsworth and Sons Ltd, Facultatieve Technologies, Greyhound Box, Kirkstall Precision Engineering, The Leeds Welding Company, MA Ford Mfg Co, MPM Group, Sound Leisure Ltd and Technical Control Systems Ltd