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Latest News
The Royal Aeronautical Society invites apprentices and their employers to join them for this informative networking seminar to better understand the importance of membership organisations and how we can support…
Scheduled as Government consults on its proposals to raise the status and quality of vocational qualifications, including through the introduction of rigorous 16-19 'Applied General Qualifications' and 'Occupational Qualifications', this…
Hear from Paul McKelvie OBE, Scotland Commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, promoting Semta and Skills Development Scotland’s commitment to Modern Apprenticeships, plus an insight from Spirit…
The Semta-backed Composites Skills Alliance is running training courses aimed at developing skills in the composites industry at all levels – from support staff, designers, technicians, engineers and managers
WorldSkills UK 2013 Competitions: Semta is responsible for engineering competitions which help raise the skills of young people and the profile of industry careers.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a high-profile Apprentice of the Year Award. The prize will consist of £1,000 in cash, free IET membership for two years…
Semta, the sector skills body for science, engineering and advanced manufacturing, is today launching the new Composite Engineering Apprenticeship Framework, developed by employers for employers and seen as being critical…
Firms in England rate apprentices as more employable than their counterparts with other qualifications. Sarah Sillars explains why and how employers can gain the benefits of apprenticeships.
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation has added three further Russell Group Universities to its programme, which seeks to reverse a significant decline in the number of British electronic engineering degree…
More engineering and advanced manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland are taking on apprentices and graduates for the first time.
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