Education Liaison

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Broughton

Filton

10,000 employees across Airbus in the UK

Broughton - Manufacturing plant where all Airbus

civil aircraft wings are assembled. (The A350 XWB

North Factory is bigger than Wembley Stadium!)

Filton - design, fuel systems and landing gear

integration. Filton is also responsible for the

manufacture of Airbus A400M wings.

Once the wings have been manufactured in the UK,

they are transported to the Final Assembly Lines in

Toulouse or Hamburg by road, rail, air and/or sea.

AIRBUS IN THE UK

The Challenge

Airbus internal demographic

• Aging workforce which is retiring (alongside a strong order book)

• Early Careers predict high volumes of requirements year on year, especially for apprentices.

Competition for new skills

• Digital revolution adding to already

significant demand for highly

skilled labour.

• High level of competition for these

skills from Tech firms and

entrepreneurial start ups

• Expectations of young people in

the workplace is changing

External Market

• Annual Demand for 124,000

engineering skills across the

economy

• Anticipated shortfall of between

37,000 and 59,000 engineering

graduates and technicians

• Need more homegrown talent

especially in the light of Brexit

• Diversity and inclusion still an issue

• Dip and Slow recovery of school

leaver age

• Perceptions of Apprenticeships and

lack of understanding of career

paths

Working with our Key Education Liaison Influencers

Students

• 1000 Work Experience days per year

• Saturday Schools / Engineering Club

• 120 School Outreach visits

• Online services & gamification https://www.airbus.com/company/discovery-space.html

• STEM Zones and Large scale national and Regional events

• In house Competitions: ‘Airbus Little Engineer’/ Flying Challenge

• Sponsored Partner Programmes: F1 in schools / First Lego League / Faraday Challenge / Go 4 Set

• 2 x Zoo days, Gliders, drone club, 2 x BYCTW.

Community and Parents

• Apprentice Open Events

• Local advertising & Social Media

• Large scale and regional

marketing events.

• Mshed / Aerospace Bristol

Teachers and Careers Advisors

• Teacher Work Experience

placements

• Careers Advisor Days

• Teacher Experience Days

• Curriculum-linked classroom

materials

• Careers Fairs

• Employability events: Mock

interviews, interview skills

Apprenticeship Programmes

• Engineering Undergraduate Apprenticeship

• Digital and Technology Solutions Undergraduate Apprenticeship

• Finance Undergraduate Apprenticeship

• Business Admin Apprenticeship

• A400M Plant Apprenticeship

• Procurement Professional Undergraduate Apprenticeship

• Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Apprenticeship

2019- 39 new

starts in Filton.

2018- 79

currently in

Filton.

33% of apps are

female in higher/

undergrad in UK

22% of apps

are female in

Filton.

Graduate Scheme

• Two/ three year Graduate Programme consisting of structured

rotational placements

• Opportunities in Engineering, Project Management, IT,

Procurement, Finance and Human Resources

Internships

• Put you theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial

industry experience

• Range from 6 – 12 months in duration

• High level of commitment and

sense of responsibility

GRADUATE SCHEME AND INTERNSHIPS

Future Ways of Working

• Trust Based Organisation

• Time to Output

• Digital Technology- more app based tools.

• MeWeGo

• Digital Academic Performance Tracking

• Apprentice led programmes

• Social Media interactions

www.linkedin.com/company/airbusgroup

www.facebook.com/airbuscareers

@AirbusCareers

@WeAreAirbus

apprentices@airbus.com

www.company.airbus.com/careers

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