The importance of design and technology to Made in Britain

Posted on 22 Nov 2015 by The Manufacturer

The importance of Design & Technology has never been more paramount, yet the subject now faces an unprecedented threat as a consequence of neglect and error by Britain’s leaders, warns Richard Green, chief executive of the Design & Technology Association.

Design and Technology (D&T) is a widely misunderstood and misrepresented subject. For too many people – including ministers, employers and parents – it is still perceived as the subject they probably studied when they were at school, i.e. woodwork or metalwork. Richard Green, chief executive, Design & Technology Association. In reality,…

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