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Cranfield University release Manufacturing Careers Guide to tackle industry skills shortage

Cranfield University has released a Manufacturing Careers Guide to encourage more people to take up a career in manufacturing.

The essential guide comprises of a number of career profiles to demonstrate the extensive job opportunities and career progression routes that are available to those working within the industry.

Professor Rajkumar Roy, Director of Manufacturing at Cranfield, said: “The manufacturing industry is crucial to the British economy, and for that to continue we need succession of the many essential job roles and specific skills required. There are many misconceptions about the industry, but it is full of cutting-edge technology, digitised practices and helping to progress the sustainability agenda.”

The release of the guide comes soon after a Barclays report that found almost half of the 2,000 young people surveyed said a career in manufacturing does not appeal to them; ranking the sector 17th out of 19.

Unsurprisingly, the report also found that more than half of manufacturing organisations had difficulties recruiting new employees despite roles offering desirable skill such as decision-making, complex problem-solving and technical skills.

Professor Roy added: “We hope this guide will encourage more people to see the opportunities available to them in manufacturing and take up careers in this fantastic industry.”

Manufacturing at Cranfield

We provide world-class and niche research, education, training and consultancy in manufacturing and play a key role in ensuring that the UK remains at the cutting edge of manufacturing research.

We are unique in our multi-disciplinary approach by bringing together design, technology and management insight. We are a driving force for both the rapid growth of established areas of manufacturing expertise and the development of new research areas.

Research partnerships are undertaken with more than 500 organisations of all sizes and disciplines and industry advisory panels ensure our graduates move seamlessly from the academic world into the world of work and provide skills the sector needs.

Our world-class facilities include the Ultra Precision Machining Laboratory, which houses a range of ultra-precision diamond turning machines and is the UK’s national facility for large x-ray optics manufacture.

About Cranfield University: Cranfield is an exclusively postgraduate university that is a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management.


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