{"id":498668,"date":"2017-04-24T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T10:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=498668"},"modified":"2017-04-24T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:31:39","slug":"biggest-ever-engineering-report-calls-action-skills-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/biggest-ever-engineering-report-calls-action-skills-schools-2017-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest ever engineering report calls for action on skills in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK engineers want the government to take more \u201cdecisive action\u201d to address the shortage of technology and engineering skills in the workforce.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-563620437\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Thirty-eight engineering organisations, led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, say the government needs to extend the measures proposed in its industrial strategy to primary and secondary schools.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-733824360\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-498669 size-medium\" title=\"Biggest ever engineering report calls for action on skills in schools\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24113452\/Drone-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"Biggest ever engineering report calls for action on skills in schools\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24113452\/Drone-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24113452\/Drone.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>The RAE led group welcomes the government\u2019s Green Paper on an industrial strategy which considers large parts of the education pipeline. But it believes \u201cmore decisive action\u201d is needed to equip young people with the skills critical to future industries.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1238133167\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Industrial strategy should begin at primary school, according to a new report called \u201cEngineering an economy that works for all\u201d which was published today.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering accounts for 20% of the UK\u2019s gross value added (GVA), but the report highlights\u00a0 what it calls a significant skills crisis that threatens UK economic growth and this is magnified by the decision to leave the EU.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn research that informed the report, 60% of engineers reported that their organisations were currently \u2019somewhat\u2019, \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018highly\u2019 dependent on recruiting employees from outside of the EU.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The report argues that the government will not be able to deliver on the industrial strategy\u2019s vision of an advanced, globally competitive economy without substantial changes to teaching, qualifications, and curricula.<\/p>\n<p>It also wants to see a targeted focus on promoting STEM subjects and engineering careers to under-represented groups (including girls, people from BAME communities and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds) to fully unlock the talent potential in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The report, which surveyed nearly 1,300 respondents, argues that the definition of basic skills needs to be broadened to include digital capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA comprehensive programme of upskilling also needs to be developed in partnership with industry and training providers to ensure the UK workforce at all levels, in the public and private sector and in all parts of the UK, has the skills needed to shape and participate in the industries of tomorrow,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>Within the engineering profession there are serious concerns about GCSE Computer Science being the only computing GCSE available to students.<\/p>\n<p>The report recommends that a general computing GCSE is introduced alongside GCSE Computer Science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor UK engineering to thrive it argues that GCSE qualifications that cover the whole computing curriculum as well as computer science are needed, to prevent the majority of young people leaving compulsory education at age 16 without any formal computing qualification,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>The report goes on to highlight the severe decline in uptake of Design and Technology in schools.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_498671\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498671\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-498671\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24103516\/rhys-morgan-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Rhys Morgan\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24103516\/rhys-morgan-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/24103516\/rhys-morgan.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-498671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Rhys Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To boost much-needed design and engineering skills, including in robotics, electronics and additive manufacturing, the report calls for the inclusion of Design and Technology in the English Baccalaureate accountability measure on schools.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rhys Morgan, director of engineering and education at the Royal Academy of Engineering, writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe engineering community welcomes that the Green Paper considers large parts of the education pipeline, from basic skills through to post-16 options, technician and professional engineering education, re-skilling and up-skilling the workforce and lifelong learning. But to be a coherent and long-term strategy for the UK, the industrial strategy must reach back further into primary and secondary education, ensuring that the right incentives, inspection regimes and funding models for schools are in place.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The report recommends that government addresses a lack of the necessary digital technology skills in teaching and to significantly increase funding for subject-specific teacher CPD for primary and secondary school teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK engineers want the government to take more \u201cdecisive action\u201d to address the shortage of engineering skills in the 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