People & Careers
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Last chance to enter Construction Youth Trust award
Carving a career under your own steam? Or helping others? This award is for you. Closing date for entries is 15 December. -
Investment in apprenticeships feeds the future
By 2019, Crossrail will be fully open and Londoners will be benefitting from one the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects ever, says Valerie Todd. -
Supporting Schools to help drive engineering careers is a critical task
To support careers in engineering schools adn teachers must have the information and resources that they need, say Paul Jackson. -
Government joins chase for STEM students
Bursaries for school leavers part of a drive to recruit 17,500 more maths and physics teachers. -
Transport planning technician apprenticeship – A chance to have your say
Survey is seeking to find out what employers think of the proposed new Apprenticeship Standard. Closing date for responses is 16 December, says Sheila Hoile. -
How does the engineering brain work? Science Museum helps to inspire the next generation of engineers
Preview the new “Engineer your future” exhibition with co-funder Mott MacDonald -
Engineering businesses have until Friday to access £30M of training funding
Money available for options including reskilling and to encourage women into or to return to a career in engineering. -
Pressure grows on industry to invest in training to solve its own skills shortage
Business must take responsibility for building a skilled workforce says employment commission, CBI and TUC. -
Career path: Howard Ritchings - Head of Estates Management for the RNLI
Howard Ritchings has spent 25 years modernising lifeboat stations around UK and Ireland to help the RNLI save lives. -
Payroll costs on the rise, ACE benchmarking reveals
Average payroll cost of employing an engineer with two to five years experience now tops £40,000 according to ACE's Benchmarking Report. Graham Pontin explains.