More UK manufacturers investing in digitally skilled apprenticeships and redirecting their training budgets to competencies in technical engineering is helping to power the British economy – but more work is needed to support STEM awareness in mainstream schools and particularly among female students.
The industry is still failing to bring students into the fold from state-funded schools and especially female graduates. More than three-quarters of UK manufacturing firms currently offer apprenticeships for digital roles and nearly 70% have outlined plans to spend their training budget on technical engineering programmes, which helps to improve the…
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