Engineering Sector in South Yorkshire

Gary Drabble

gary.drabble@sheffield.gov.uk

The Past – Low Tech / High Volume

DirtyLow paidDangerousPoor job security

Today – Low Volume/High Tech

Metals Textiles Plastics Environmental Chemical Electrical / Electronic ICT Mechanical

Rolls Royce

The Advanced Blade Casting Facility, will make turbine blades used within jet engines. A second factory will manufacture large components for power stations. A third factory will house one of Rolls-Royce's suppliers.

It is expected that 350 jobs It is expected that 350 jobs will be created.will be created.

Kraft Foods

‘My job was to put one pink and one blue coconut sweet in the bucket on the conveyor belt as it went by. ‘

‘My next door neighbour worked there as a 'liquorice stirrer'.’

Sheffield’s Trebor Bassett factory is to start making Oreo biscuits bringing investment of £6 million to the city and creating 60 new jobs.

Tata Steel

Samuel Fox took over a former cotton mill in 1842 and developed into the steelworks which brought prosperity to the district.  Today there is a big focus on aerospace and high quality material production.

Engineering In The Future

70% of aeroplanes contain parts made in South Yorkshire

Leading sports engineering company based in South Yorkshire

More steel produced in South Yorkshire than during the Second World War

3 leading medical engineering companies based in the sub-region

Need for 6000 high level engineers over the next 5 years in South Yorkshire

Professional engineers earn more than solicitors

What Skills Are Needed?

Problem solvingTeam workInitiativeScience and MathsVaried working life

Raising Awareness

Made In South Yorkshire Box7 STEM Career Events Y8/Y9Post 16 Career EventsProgramme for potential NEETsCareers Pathway

New Developments: UTC Sheffield

A new institution drawing students from across the sub-region

Focus on Engineering and Digital Technologies

120 Y10 180 Y12

New Developments: AMRC Training Centre

150 Apprentices from September 2013

Focus on Advanced Manufacturing

Engineering Excellence Pathway

Too many schools developing courses that gain league table points, but which do not lead to progression.

Development of courses linked to the needs of employers

Support in the development of use of new technologies

Support in organising visits and employer based projects.

Supporting Teaching

Courses / training for staffCNC training Enterprise

Employer based projectsGrippleForgemastersKraftBoeing

Network meetings for clusters of staff

Co-ordination

How do employers link to schools effectively? How do we ensure that HE, FE and other

organisations have a co-ordinated approach? How do we ensure that opportunities are

advertised to students? How do we respond to the English Bacc?

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