Powervamp has launched an engineering graduate training scheme in a bid to unearth the next generation of engineering and manufacturing talent.

Engineering Graduate Training Scheme Launched

With two UK offices – Weston-super-Mare and Luton – the company specialises in the design and manufacturer of equipment within the automotive and aviation sectors as well as factories and government buildings.

Directors at the company say they have launched the graduate training scheme in order to provide a platform for budding engineers, as well as helping to tackle the UK’s chronic skills shortages.

“Every single type of engineering is in short supply, from mechanical to software, civil to electrical.”

Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, recently said: “Last year we had nine areas of skills shortages, now we have 43 areas. Every single type of engineering is in short supply, from mechanical to software, civil to electrical.”

Rob Wall, who is the CBI’s head of employment and education, has also said: “Our most recent survey shows that skills shortages are becoming more acute, and risk acting as a break on our economic recovery.

“This is particularly true for high-level skills in sectors like engineering, technology, digital, manufacturing and construction.”

Powervamp employ 51 people and export to over forty countries around the world; having worked with some the biggest companies and organisations on the planet.

Most recently Powervamp won a major contract with London City Airport to supply mobile ground power units (MEGP) in what represented a UK manufacturing first – no other company being able to design and build such a bespoke product.

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The Powervamp MEGP battery powered 90Kva trolley & company Directors.

“Hopefully the launch of the scheme will allow us to find more home-grown talent and train them up to be the best in their field.”

Ken Walker, Director at Powervamp, comments: “We have launched the scheme because we face a double whammy of not all graduate engineers in the UK coming to us with the required skill base and knowledge; and many of the best graduates immediately being employed by the big global companies.

“Make no mistake the UK produces some great minds but there is an issue. In some circumstances we are having to employ overseas talent, from countries like Spain and Lithuania.

“Hopefully the launch of the scheme will allow us to find more home-grown talent and train them up to be the best in their field.

“There is no other company in the UK like Powervamp, we are a cutting edge manufacturing and engineering company. We are winning an increasing amount of contracts through our innovation and engineering skills that are used when approaching a customers project.”

“Re-engineering the curriculum and shifting the focus of the economy is the hard part and something we support…”

Powervamp is also championing the UK wide drive to encourage more children to study STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and maths – and recently visited a pioneering new school in the South West which has put this at the heart its agenda; and become the first of its kind to offer the curriculum it does.

Richard Roller, also a Director, comments: “We know there is a skills shortage but saying there is, is the easy part. Re-engineering the curriculum and shifting the focus of the economy is the hard part and something we support, which is why we are doing our bit with the launch of our scheme.”

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