As a result, investment by the sector has been paralysed with no evidence that there is pent up demand waiting to be unleashed and, whilst business confidence has held up with the relief of ‘no deal’ being avoided twice it remains below the levels seen ahead of the EU referendum in 2016.
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One day programme for 16-24 year olds to develop creators, innovators and makers of the future Aspiring young engineers and apprentices will have the opportunity to learn from their peers and explore topics ranging from artificial intelligence to how they can help solve ecological concerns at an exciting one day festival being organised by Make
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But low-skilled workers need retraining into better roles to avoid job losses A third of UK manufacturers expect some low skilled jobs to be lost over the next five years as a result of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. But over half of companies (54%) say they will up-skill these lower skilled workers to
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Petroc celebrates multi-million pound collaborative bid success for new Institute of Technology for the South West. A multi-million pound bid to revolutionise digital, engineering and manufacturing technology education across the South West has been successful, it has been announced. The new Institute of Technology will establish a range of new buildings and facilities across the
The event is aimed at students who are keen to enter the world of work after leaving college and would like to find out about local employment opportunities.
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An opportunity for school and college students (aged 13-19) to showcase their technology project and win an industry award.
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NDMA was pleased to be invited and attend the launch event for the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Careers Hub and Enterprise Adviser Network on Thursday 17 January at Sandy Park, Exeter.
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The Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon (SEED) project is funded by the European Social Fund and is being facilitated by the Shaping Futures Project team at Petroc, Barnstaple. Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon works with SME’s to strengthen higher level vocational education and training. These opportunities are fully funded. The definition of SME’s that the
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Petroc is celebrating success once again this week, by ranking top in the prestigious NICDEX league table published by FE Week. The NICDEX rates all 183 FE colleges across the country in four categories – learner satisfaction, employer satisfaction, 16-to-18 positive progression and adults into employment – to create a score out of 40. Based on this criteria,
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The Home Office is in beta testing of the settlement scheme for EU citizens. Not unlike much of the UK, Northern Devon’s manufacturing industry benefits at all levels from the skills and labour of people from around the world, many of whom have settled here from Europe. With Brexit looming, this has naturally caused uncertainty
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