Skills and careers

13 November 2014 #SMMT News

Last week marked the two millionth Nissan Qashqai produced at the manufacturer’s Sunderland plant. The scope and scale of Qashqai’s success is difficult to appreciate, so here are three facts that might help.

20 October 2014 #SMMT News

Funding of £5.4 million awarded today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will help six UK automotive suppliers win new business and close the skills gap.

10 October 2014 #SMMT News

Since 2009, Jaguar Land Rover has undergone a period of unprecedented growth.  Its manufacturing output has doubled, with 425,000 cars rolling off its various UK production lines last year. This has been driven by a raft of exciting new models

25 September 2014 #SMMT News

As part of industry and government’s 2014 See Inside Manufacturing initiative, BMW is inviting young women to gain work experience at its UK facilities, in the second year of its Girls Go Technical initiative.

Held during the upcoming half-term holidays (23 – 31 October) the Girls Go Technical BMW work experience programme lets young women get close to the heart of BMW manufacturing at its Hams Hall engine facility, and MINI’s plants in Oxford and Swindon.

22 August 2014 #SMMT News

Bentley has announced a number of upskilling initiatives to strengthen the skills of current employees and provide a pool of fresh manufacturing talent. The initiatives will see increased investment in training facilities and the largest intake of apprentices that Bentley has seen in a decade.

11 June 2014 #SMMT News

Ian Harnett outlines challenges to growing the UK supply chain at SMMT International Automotive Summit

30 May 2014 #SMMT News

SMMT Charitable Trust funds scheme to involve young people in automotive manufacturing.

28 May 2014 #SMMT News

Supercar firm steps up its preparations for a new range of models

13 May 2014 #SMMT News

MINI is showing its latest-generation Hatch – the most recent creation to be built at its Oxford and Swindon plants – at SMMT’s headquarters in London. Two MINI Cooper Ds will be taking pride of place in the exhibition from today until 23 May.

30 April 2014 #SMMT News

The Skills and Enterprise Minister, Matthew Hancock MP, has today announced a new £20m opportunity to help automotive supply chain businesses develop their workforce skills to maximise growth opportunities.

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