WANTED: ENGINEERS TO SHARE CAREER STORIES E
ngineeringUK is on the lookout for early career engineers, engineering technicians
or apprentices who are interested in sharing the story of their job and the route that got them started. The career stories will help to inspire the next generation of engineers to consider a role in engineering. Engineers have a specific skillset and play a vital role in shaping our world, from where we live and how we communicate, to what we do for leisure. By seeing what engineers do in their day-to-day work and learning how they started their careers, through both academic and vocational paths, the case studies aim to help young people understand how jobs in engineering can be achieved and how their interests can play a central part of their future professional life. Over a quarter of UK enterprises are involved
in engineering, employing more than five and a half million people. Demand for engineering skills is high and will continue to rise in the future - EngineeringUK estimates the UK will need around 203,000 roles requiring
engineering skills to be filled annually through to 2024. There’s a critical shortfall in the young
people on pathways to fill future jobs that won’t be resolved simply by encouraging more people to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). EngineeringUK is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the need to increase the diversity as well as the number of young people choosing academic and vocational pathways into engineering. Women are underrepresented in engineering,
making up only 12 per cent of the workforce, and at A level only 29 per cent of girls’ take STEM subjects. Black, Asian and minority ethnic people (BAME) are also underrepresented in the engineering sector and to that end EngineeringUK is particularly keen to feature on the Tomorrow’s Engineers site the stories of engineers working in the UK from a BAME background. By showing young people that engineers
from similar backgrounds to themselves are engaged in well paid and fulfilling careers and
by letting them know how to go about pursuing such a career for themselves, Tomorrow’s Engineers hopes to show young people that there is potentially a place for them in engineering. The Real Jobs section of the Tomorrow’s
Engineers website features interview case studies with people working in all areas of the engineering world but is additionally seeking voices from newer and expanding areas of the sector – from computer and software to biomedical engineering. Tomorrow’s Engineers would also like to hear from engineering professionals who have entered their career through a vocational or apprenticeship route. Depending on time pressures, availability
and location of the participant the stories on the website can take the form of a short, written piece or a video interview. Engineers interested in taking part are
encouraged to get in touch and the Tomorrow’s Engineers communications team will follow up:
https://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/my story
MORE THAN HALF OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CYBER-CRIME O
ver half of manufacturers have been the victim of cyber-crime, and a third
of those have suffered some financial loss or disruption to business as a result, according to a new report. Manufacturing sector is the fifth most
targeted for attack in 2019, behind government systems and finance. Yet manufacturing - which has 2.6 million employees, provides 10 per cent of UK output and 70 per cent of business research and development – remains amongst the least protected sector against cyber-crime in Britain. The new report, ‘Cyber-Security and
Manufacturing – A Briefing for Manufacturers by Make UK’, revealed the full extent of the threat across the sector from loss of data, theft of capital and intellectual property along with disruption to business and catastrophic impact on the trading reputation of a business. Alarmingly, all expert opinion points to the fact that many more attacks will have gone undetected, with businesses woefully prepared to protect themselves against this ever-growing threat or to detect a breach after the event. Cyber threat is increasingly a business-
critical issue, with 41 per cent of manufacturers reporting that they have already been asked by a customer to demonstrate or guarantee the robustness of their cyber security processes. Yet, when
asked if they would be able to do this successfully, 31 per cent of businesses said they would be unable to give those guarantees of cyber safety if asked. Investment in the latest digital technologies
is also being hampered, with many companies holding back from implementing the latest innovations for fear of increased exposure to cyber-attack. Some 35 per cent of businesses admitted they are currently not fully investing in new digital processes even when not doing so will leave them unable to compete in an ever- changing and developing global marketplace. Commenting Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make
UK, the manufacturers’ organisation said: “Digitisation is revolutionising modern manufacturing and no facet of our sector will be untouched. The rewards are obvious - technological leaps in the design, development, fabrication and operation of the goods and services the UK makes. But the cyber security threat to manufacturers is growing and evolving with it. “No business can afford to ignore this issue any
longer and too many are still burying their heads in the sand. This is a strategic threat; failing to get this right as a nation could cost the UK economy billions of pounds and put thousands of jobs at risk. “Make UK recognises the vital role we can play in supporting manufacturers in the face
of this challenge. That is why we are partnering with leading cyber security experts Vauban Group to make sure we are able to help our members with the latest protective technologies and support to deliver new cyber security services that will help manufacturers mitigate against current and future threats.” Mitch Scherr, CEO of Vauban Group, said: “As
manufactures continue to innovate and invest in new technologies, there has never been a greater need for more effective cyber defences to mitigate against the increasingly sophisticated cyber threats we’re seeing today. “Make UK continues to lead the way for
manufacturing in the UK and we’re pleased to be working closely with them, delivering services and solutions that meet both the business and cyber security needs of all manufacturers, including SMEs, ultimately improving the resilience of the UK’s manufacturing industry in these uncertain times.”
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