This half-day event will showcase the opportunities afforded to employers in the engineering sector looking to recruit, retain and develop their workforce.  Delegates will hear about the Engineering Academy and the recently launched programme Graduate Apprenticeship in Engineering: Design and Manufacture (GA EDM).  The event will feature keynote presentations from:

• Paul Sheerin (Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Engineering).
• Billy Scott (Engineering Sector Manager, Skills Development Scotland).
• Dr Andrew McLaren (Vice Dean Academic, Faculty of Engineering).

There will also be interactive workshops and industry case studies with insights from employees currently undertaking training and their employers (including Cummins and Rumbol Products Limited), and together they will:

• Highlight the benefits of hosting Engineering Academy internships.
• Highlight the opportunities to develop and retain the talent pipeline through the integrated work-based learning GA EDM degree programme.
• Share the learner and employer perspectives of the benefits and challenges experienced through the partnership approach to this graduate apprenticeship.
• Highlight forthcoming Graduate Apprenticeship Frameworks.

Download programme here.

Registration and refreshments from 9.30am with the event starting at 10.00am, followed by a networking lunch from 12.30pm.

Even if you can only attend for an hour or join us for lunch, please register now, come along and start the conversation.