As an investor of high growth North East businesses, we are acutely aware of the challenges posed by the rising skills gap. The good news is that a lot of work is being done to mitigate these challenges, and there’s now a host of fully funded support to […]
Today is International Women in Engineering Day, an annual celebration of the amazing work done by thousands of women in engineering roles across the globe. From the inventor of the Coston Flare to the first Briton in space, women in engineering have been inventing, innovating and inspiring for […]
“The skills gap is the most significant problem businesses are talking to me about at the moment.” So said BBC business journalist Steph McGovern when she visited the region recently to talk to the North East Advanced Manufacturing Forum. And it’s not just the technical skills that you’d […]