Skills

12 November 2013 #SMMT News

A local investment organisation has found an innovative way of demonstrating the prowess of the UK automotive industry – by ‘building’ a virtual car almost entirely out of domestically sourced parts.

08 November 2013 #SMMT News

Cosworth’s new £30 million engine manufacturing facility will house some of the world’s most advanced technologies when it starts production in 2015, according to CEO Hal Reisiger.

06 November 2013 #SMMT News

Autocar and Courland have announced the six finalists of the 2013 Next Generation Award, who will attend a panel judging day today at Haymarket Consumer Media’s Teddington Studios.

06 November 2013 #SMMT News

Jaguar Land Rover has today launched its 2014 apprenticeship recruitment drive, with the hope that more young women will be encouraged into an engineering career.

04 November 2013 #SMMT News

A report published today calls for government and engineering firms to put their weight behind the UK’s engineering future, and to address skills shortages.

31 October 2013 #SMMT News

Vauxhall has opened up its UK manufacturing facilities to young people as part of October’s See Inside Manufacturing initiative.

31 October 2013 #SMMT News

Infiniti has launched an exciting new competition to unearth the next generation of automotive engineering talent, offering two lucky winners the chance to work for a year with the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team.

30 October 2013 #SMMT News

Last week (Thursday 24 October), a cross-party group of parliamentarians visited the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking where engineering skills were high on the agenda.

28 October 2013 #SMMT News

Today at MINI Plant Oxford, the Prime Minister announced plans to reform apprenticeships to deliver greater quality for learners and more intuitiveness for employers.

28 October 2013 #SMMT News

Last week, Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills and Enterprise underlined the importance of attracting more young people into the automotive sector as Nissan hosted an event at SMMT’s headquarters to celebrate See Inside Manufacturing.

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