EEF Apprentices and skills

Ever considered how a future skills shortage will affect your business?

83%* of employers rely on their apprentices to provide the skilled workers they need for the future.

"I would never have decided to become an engineer, and yet all that has drastically changed,"

Anna Ebblewhite, Winner of the Outstanding Achievement by a Young Engineering Student at the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.

Ever thought an apprentice could make your business more profitable?

76%* of companies say that apprentices provide higher overall productivity.

Take control of your future

The manufacturing sector is growing faster than most, but skilled people are hard to find. An apprenticeship gives you the skills to ensure you are always in demand.

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation

Who better than manufacturing and engineering people to develop the raw talent of the next generation of apprentices, all of them passionate about our industry.

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I enjoy the responsibility of training and supervising

I started my apprenticeship at the EEF Apprentice and Skills Centre and after getting my NVQ Level 2 I began my company-based training at...

Reminiscing about the past, looking to the future...

Yesterday the Apprentice and Skills roadshow continued as we attended the Careers Fair at Baverstock Foundation school, Specialist Sports...

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Working with Apprentices

STOP PRESS!! Push to create 1,000 apprenticeships in 100 days in battle against jobless

Birmingham City Council has teamed up with the National Apprenticeship Service to create a fund offering grants of up to £3,000 to...

Celebrating Manufacturing and Engineering Apprenticeships #NAW2013

I read an interesting blog by my colleague Verity O'Keefe, Employment and Skills Adviser, at EEF. Here is her blog with some top facts and...

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