Report reveals improving perception of engineering

Posted on 3 Jan 2013 by Tim Brown

Skills remain an ongoing challenge for the sector.

Public understanding and perception of engineering and engineers is rising according to the flagship annual report from Engineering UK but a raft of challenges exist, particularly education and resource consumption, which need to be tackled to ensure a prosperous future.

Now in its 15th year, the Engineering UK report looks at the contribution of the engineering to the UK economy and helps to build a picture of the current and future prospects for the sector. Download the key facts of the report here. According to the report, turnover of UK engineering enterprises remains substantial, at…

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