Parents don’t want their children to work in manufacturing

Posted on 21 Sep 2018 by Jonny Williamson

The public views manufacturing as critical to the future of the UK economy and yet less than 20% of parents would encourage their children to work in the sector.

Three quarters of people (70%) agree that the UK cannot tackle future problems without a strong manufacturing sector, A recent poll of more than 2,000 UK adults underscored how important people consider ‘making things’ to be post-Brexit; however, it also highlighted the huge misconceptions held about the pay and opportunities a…

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