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Collaboration between education providers and industry has been flagged as crucial for employers looking to capitalise on new technologies, according to a new report on the automotive and aerospace industries.


The report, Technologies and Skills in Aerospace and Automotive, has been published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and focusses on feedback from a group of early pioneers of technological developments, including 3D printing.


The research found that a common feeling among industry leaders was that a shortfall in job applicants with hands-on skills and experience of using such technologies was inhibiting future development within the industry - and that joining up with local training and education providers was the most effective way to tackle the issue.


Nigel Whitehead, Group MD of BAE Systems and a commissioner for the UKCES, said that cohesion between education providers and those working on the front line of the industry was the key to success: “With technologies developing at an increasingly rapid rate it is more important than ever that the education system produces young people whose skills are as impressive as their enthusiasm” said Mr Whitehead.


“It is only by working directly with education providers - providing vital feedback on the skills needed to allow both businesses and workers to excel - that we can keep Britain at the forefront of the engineering industry.”


This problem is particularly prevalent among smaller companies, who often lack the resources and influence of larger employers and therefore struggle to access training and tap into local talent.


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