Recognition
The foundation began by recognising 33 employers, for “their commitment to equipping the next generation of engineers with technical and non-technical skills needed by our industry”.
“The UKESF Skills Charter has been announced as part of the UKESF’s 15-year anniversary celebrations, to recognise employers that have collaborated with our charity to provide exceptional opportunities that support more young people into the sector,” said the organisation’s CEO Stewart Edmondson (above, right).
“This recognition is a way that we can say thank you to those who have provided continued support to the next generation.”
Skills Charter
The full list of companies receiving the Skills Charter comprises (alphabetically): Arm; AMD; Apple; Cadence Design Systems Ltd; Chess Dynamics; Codasip; Collins Aerospace; Cirrus Logic; CSA Catapult; Dukosi; EDA Solutions; Embecosm; Ensilica; IDEX Biometrics UK Ltd; Infineon Technologies UK; ITDev; Leonardo (Edinburgh); MAC Ltd; Nordson; Plextek; Qualcomm Technologies; Raspberry Pi; Renesas Electronics Europe; Renishaw; R-P-R; Sensata Technologies; Siemens EDA; STFC Microelectronics Centre; STMicroelectronics; Teledyne; Viper Innovations; Waters; ZF Automotive.
In its own words, the Skills Charter aims to celebrate employers that:
- Consistently support undergraduates to gain industry experience
- Encourage and provide opportunities for employees to promote Electronics to young people through outreach and engagement activities
- Commit to making Electronics a more inclusive profession.
UKESF
The UKESF is an educational charity dating from 2010 that works to tackle the national skills shortage for electronics, especially semiconductor design and manufacture.
It reports that its scholarship programme has made more than 900 awards. It highlights that so far 79% of them achieve First-class degrees. And 90% of the graduates still work in Electronics or Technology roles.
Image: UKESF
See also: Scholarship Scheme wins UKESF’s second Princess Royal Training Award
