SKILLS GAP YES WE HAVE A SKILLS GAP
The National Fluid Power Centre provides an extensive range of vital training for 18 sectors of industry including the sector covering wind and renewable energy.
All of these sectors are greatly in need of skilled craftsmen and technicians at a time when advances in technology demand a greater range of skills and knowledge to maintain and manage our integrated systems.
SYNERGISTIC TEAM Today’s power and motion control systems require today’s maintenance staff to be part of a synergistic team able to deal with...
• Hydraulics • Electrics/electronics • Pneumatics • Mechanical transmissions • Lubrication • Contamination management
STRUCTURED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME Every company must align its future by taking on apprentices and formulating a proper 4 year structured education and training programme.
Right from the start such an
apprenticeship should include education and training to develop the systems based engineers
I myself started my engineering career as a National Coal Board Craft Apprentice and was very fortunate to receive an outstanding 5 year education and training programme leading to a formally recognised and valid qualification.
It is now time to bring back the real apprenticeship programmes and this must start with the employer.
John R Savage
Director of the National Fluid Power Centre (UK)
www.nfpc.co.uk
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Plus various control and onboard management systems and more.
DEMANDING ROLE This is a demanding role and in many instances technology has overtaken the capability of our workforce in both skills and actual numbers of trained staff to fullfil such roles .
APPRENTICES Such places as the NFPC are working hard to introduce these higher levels of systems engineering into their training courses but the ultimate goal of re- establishing growth within all sectors is to take on apprentices.
The Apprentice is one of the major building blocks for the future and absolutely vital.
At present we are running Apprentice Summer Schools and Taster Days to introduce young apprentices to the world of fluid power but this is the tip of the iceberg.
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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