February 17, 2026
Sheffield Forgemasters has agreed a four-year engineering training contract with the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre. The package will support the professional and personal development of Sheffield Forgemasters’ apprentices and includes placement of a permanent engineering skills coach at the company’s site to...
Construction & Engineering Week 2025: more than 1,500 school children will be given a hands-on introduction to vital trades as one of the largest ever skills events takes place in Lincolnshire from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 September. Now in...
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is calling for experienced pipefitters and mechanical technicians to help shape the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for pipefitting and mechanical disciplines. The review of the Installing Plant and Systems – Mechanical and Pipefitting...
High employment costs are now outstripping energy costs as the most cited source of pressure to raise prices, creating inflationary headwinds and threatening the competitiveness of the UK labour market, according to a new report from the former sector skills...
A competition run by FANUC UK for students to design and manufacture trophies for the Enginuity Skills Awards has been won by MTC student Grace Peckett. Celebrating the best in up and coming engineering and manufacturing talent, the Awards took...
Ann Watson, CEO of Enginuity, the former Sector Skills Council, pledged to work with government to implement the Industrial Strategy and Advanced Manufacturing Plan, unveiled on Monday June 23rd. “This is a sea-change moment for the UK’s manufacturing and engineering...
In today’s challenging recruitment environments, Jo Lawrence, joint CEO, from the Occupational Psychology Centre (the OPC) shares some advanced tools and services that can help to remove some HR headaches. Navigating modern recruitment demands, talent acquisition teams face significant challenges,...
Econ Engineering has established a new training programme for the wider industry as part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing safety, efficiency and compliance in winter maintenance operations. The initiative, launched under Econ’s Skills for Life continuous professional development initiative,...
One of the world’s largest pump manufacturers is benefiting from a major skills boost thanks to Washington-based engineering training provider Seta. Staff at Grundfos Manufacturing in Sunderland have undertaken a range of courses with Seta – and the training they...
Dr Stephen Fletcher, Director at the OPC, Shares the Critical Role of Non-Technical Skills (NTS) and Safety Culture to Help Improve Safety for Rail Track Engineers and other High-Risk Engineering Workers. For over 30 years, the Occupational Psychology Centre (OPC)...
