How engineering placements can address the UK manufacturing skills gap

The skills gap continues to be an issue that looms large in the UK manufacturing sector, as companies strive to secure graduates with the right mix of technical knowledge, personal skills and practical experience to operate in an increasingly fast paced, challenging and evolving environment. For Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, the challenges involved in outsourcing projects can be many and varied - from the responsibility for building, testing and shipping complex industrial products, to managing multiple product ranges and supporting customers throughout the entire product cycle. So how can manufacturers ensure that any graduates they bring in to their companies are ‘business ready’ and that they are equipped with the vital combination of technical, practical and commercial training that a career in electronics or electro-mechanical engineering demands? In this blog post we provide an overview of the application and recruitment process of JJS’s own Engineering Placement programme. We also discuss the role that industrial placements can play in addressing the manufacturing skills gap, both from the perspective of the company and the employee.

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