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electrical engineering roles have occupied the Shortage Occupation List. For those not in the know, the Shortage Occupation List is an official list of occupations drawn up by the


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Home Office that do not have enough resident workers to fill the vacant roles. The shortage is driven in part by an aging workforce, declining interest in STEM education, and engineers


moving into non-engineering roles. I’m concerned that our pressing engineering skills and diversity crisis threatens social and economic


growth. Women and minority ethnic groups remain vastly and unacceptably under-represented across the broad


spectrum of engineering and technician roles. In terms of gender diversity, we have a fundamental challenge to attract more women and girls into engineering careers. I applaud the move by BGEN to recruit, retain and support more female employees, and I’m delighted that


the company has signed the industry-backed Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge. The Pledge is a commitment from organisations to strive for a more inclusive industry, improve business


environments for women and champion equal representation on boards. Edwin James Group acknowledges that its key strength is its people and has a strong ethos of investing in


future talent, however, several barriers stand in the way of attracting more female employees into the industry. For one, schools do not teach engineering as a subject. Often if a girl shows an aptitude in physics and


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maths, she is steered down a career path towards science or medicine. If potential candidates are not exposed to engineering from a young


age and understand what it entails, they might not consider it as a career option.


n my short time in this industry, I’ve met so many electrical engineers, who are delighted to tell me their story, and it’s great to hear each individual story. However, the industry needs to do more to attract fresh talent into this sector. Since October 6, 2019,


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