Next Gen Makers

We would like to wish all of our members, partners and followers a peaceful festive period and a prosperous 2025. Here's to another year of celebrating the best employers in the UK for engineering apprenticeships, promoting apprentice successes and inspiring the next generation of makers. See you all on the other side...

The Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2025 closes to submissions in just one week... This event is a chance to shine a spotlight on excellent employers and training providers in the #apprenticeships space, and I'm delighted to be a judge. Register now via https://lnkd.in/eX7wuYmH and submit your entry before 20 December 2024! See you there!

Make UK’s Industrial Strategy Skills Commission has published its Call for Evidence! Our strategic partners Make UK have already convened a panel of experts, made up of representatives from the worlds of business, work, policymaking, and vocational and traditional education, to start formulating a plan to help employers, educators and Government tackle the #skills crisis. And now, they would like your input to help inform the Commission’s work… Work which is crucial for creating a long-term skills vision for the manufacturing sector and, most importantly, one that both industry and Government can deliver on. Their call for evidence comprises 7 questions, which you can complete via the below link… https://lnkd.in/eNzkMbhn

We are delighted to welcome Dunbia Group to the Next Gen Makers community... Their membership of the Engineering Apprenticeships: Best Practice Programme as part of this, recognises that as a company they are committed to: ✅ Investing in the ongoing Training & Development of the next generation of Engineers ✅ Benchmarking and ensuring their Apprenticeship Scheme is best in class ✅ Working towards being recognised as an exemplar employer for #engineering apprenticeships with our Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation, backed by industry body Make UK Dunbia is a division of Dawn Meats and one of Europe’s leading food companies with over 5,200 employees in the UK and supplied by over 30,000 British and Irish Farmers. #apprenticeships #bestpractice #apprenticeshipexcellence #ukmfg #supportukmfg #engineering #excellentemployers

I’m so please to be able to now announce that this new collaboration is in place for September 2025 intake at the AMRC Training Centre. The momentum of the position reputation the AMRC Training Centre has within the employer market place has been amazing and to now to work with one of the UK’s most recognised Brands in Warburtons makes me so proud. Next Gen Makers Amanda McDonald

We are delighted to welcome 23 new #apprentices to our site for 2024, as our transformation into one of the world’s most advanced manufacturing facilities stimulates demand for new talent. The new apprentices join the business during a hugely exciting period to participate in our award-winning apprenticeship scheme, where they will receive fully-funded training, working towards a professional qualification whilst getting paid. Sheffield Forgemasters’ apprentices will start at a variety of levels as we drive forward with significant investment into new plant and equipment to underpin the delivery of complex components for the UK defence programme, including for the new SSN-AUKUS submarine, which will replace Astute Class vessels. Emily Wynne, People Development Advisor for Early Careers, said: “We are continuing to seek out the best candidates for our apprenticeships programme as we look to upskill the next generation of employees and to preserve the skills we already have. “As we welcome the new apprentices, we are already working on a recruitment drive for our 2025 apprentice intake, which will be launched in the coming months through the company website and social media channels.” This year’s apprentices intake covers the following areas of the business: #Machining, Site Services, #NonDestructiveTesting, #ProjectManagement, Quality Control, Work Rolls, #IT, Recapitalisation, Distribution, Test House and #Finance, with one degree apprentice, studying #Metallurgy at Sheffield Hallam University. Thanks to our training partners AMRC Training Centre for supporting the apprenticeship programme. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/d_5BMe5X

The first ever Next Gen Makers in person member meet up was expertly hosted by Festo UK & Ireland at their Northampton HQ this past Thursday. At the event, representatives of member companies of Next Gen Makers were treated to a morning of insight, best practice sharing and networking. This included an #apprentice panel discussion, featuring various Festo apprentices who shared their journeys within Festo’s scheme, which has achieved the Gold standard ‘Excellent Employer’ status within the Next Gen Makers Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eNjdbs_A

Historic commercial vehicle engineering and manufacturing company DAF - Leyland Trucks has recruited 25 new #apprentices. The recruitment follows a selection process earlier this year and the successful candidates will join various departments within the organisation. The new cohort includes 10 #assembly operative apprentices, nine #automotive engineers, two #project managers, one business #administration apprentice, and one facilities and #maintenance apprentice. Additionally, two #design engineering apprentices will work on innovations for diesel and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Link to full article in the comments below...

We were delighted to host Next Gen Makers members meeting today in our Exhibition room. What a fantastic day of knowledge sharing, networking and celebrating the value apprenticeships bring to the industry. Our degree apprentices and sales academy delivered an inspiring apprenticeship panel followed by a lively Q&A session and tour, demonstrating their confidence and technical expertise. Olivia Harrison-Hine , Lewis Morley , Precious Akintimehin , Yash Mendon and Joshua Whelan. #apprenticeships #nextgenmakers #futuretalent #engineering #networking

We were delighted to host Next Gen Makers members meeting today in our Exhibition room. What a fantastic day of knowledge sharing, networking and celebrating the value apprenticeships bring to the industry. Our degree apprentices and sales academy delivered an inspiring apprenticeship panel followed by a lively Q&A session and tour, demonstrating their confidence and technical expertise. Olivia Harrison-Hine , Lewis Morley , Precious Akintimehin , Yash Mendon and Joshua Whelan. #apprenticeships #nextgenmakers #futuretalent #engineering #networking