According to Engineering UK, engineering-based companies nationwide are going to struggle to fill an estimated 2.74 million job openings this decade due to a deficit in engineering skills.
Figures from the last 12 months show that there will be an estimated 87,000 new jobs created per year which will require people with engineering degrees (including foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate) qualifications. Currently the UK produces only 46,000 engineering graduates each year. Similarly there is presently an annual demand for around 69,000 new people qualified…
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