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HVM Catapult to lead project to address skills gap
The pilot scheme started in March and runs until December
Enginuity. The pilot will run from
March to December 2021 with
potential roll-out thereafter on a
national scale.
Meanwhile, the government
has given its backing to efforts by
Make UK to help the next
generation of talent by boosting
take up of the Kickstart scheme by
manufacturing employers.
JCB wins largest
ever order
The High Value Manufacturing
Catapult (HVM Catapult) has been
appointed by the DfE to lead a new
project to develop quality modular
courses focused on upskilling
employees to help address future
skills gaps in key sectors such as
manufacturing and engineering.
Starting last month, this pilot
scheme will support this work by
using the technological and
industrial know-how of the HVM
Catapult to understand the future
skills needed for UK manufacturing.
Working alongside Institutes of
Technology (IoT) – collaborations
between employers, universities,
and colleges – the HVM Catapult will
develop cutting-edge training,
focusing on new and emerging
technologies such as robotics and
AI, additive manufacturing, and
composite materials.
IoTs offer higher technical STEM
education and training in key
sectors such as digital, construction,
advanced manufacturing and
engineering. They will deliver these
courses to enable UK businesses –
large and small – to ensure their
workforce is equipped with the skills
of tomorrow and able to better
exploit emerging technologies.
The HVM Catapult will be
working in a partnership with the
employer-led engineering skills body
Staffordshire manufacturer JCB
has landed its largest order from
a UK customer in its 75-year
history worth £65m.
The deal signed with plant
hire rm Sunbelt Rentals, is for
2,100 machines.
The investment includes
loadall telescopic handlers, mini
and midi excavators, site
dumpers, tracked excavators and
rough terrain forklifts – all
manufactured at JCB’s
Staffordshire factories.
The plant machines are tted
with a stage V engine, which
improves fuel ef ciency, while
optimising performance and
reducing carbon emissions.
All machines will be tted
with full telematics, giving
access to data and insights.
Latest CBI survey nds positive
outlook for manufacturing
Manufacturing output volumes in the
three months to March improved to
broadly at, which marked their
highest balance since May 2019,
according to the CBI’s latest monthly
Industrial Trends Survey.
The survey of 321 manufacturers
found output increased in eight out
of 17 sub-sectors. Growth in the
electronic engineering and plastic
products sub-sectors was largely
offset by declines in paper, printing
& media and aerospace in the
headline balance.
Looking ahead, manufacturers
expect output to pick up rapidly over
the next three months, with
expectations at their strongest since
August 2017.
Total orders books improved to
their highest balance since April
2019, surpassing their long-run
average. Export order books
strengthened to broadly in line with
their long-run average.
Manufacturers anticipate output
price growth will accelerate quickly
in the next quarter, the strongest
expectations since February 2019.
Additionally, rms reported
inventories as being broadly
adequate, which, nonetheless, was
their weakest balance since
December 2017.
Anna Leach, CBI deputy chief
economist, said it was great to see
the “mood lifted” among
manufacturers, but rms continue to
grapple with higher freight costs, as
well as raw material shortages and
manufacturers anticipate prices to
grow at a quick pace next quarter.
She added that the recent
Budget gave grounds for optimism in
the manufacturing sector, especially
the super-deduction plans.
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