{"id":886738,"date":"2026-01-06T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=886738"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:31:07","slug":"babcock-stem-pilot-takes-off-in-plymouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/design\/stem\/babcock-stem-pilot-takes-off-in-plymouth-2026-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Babcock STEM pilot takes off in Plymouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK defence specialist Babcock will lead a new STEM pilot in Plymouth as part of a Government \u00a3182m national skills drive.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-128239773\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05163133\/Babcock-STEM-at-Westminister-650.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-886739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05163133\/Babcock-STEM-at-Westminister-650.webp\" alt=\"Babcock STEM pilot takes off in Plymouth\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05163133\/Babcock-STEM-at-Westminister-650.webp 650w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05163133\/Babcock-STEM-at-Westminister-650-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to address skills gaps in engineering, cyber and other defence sectors. And a priority will be attracting those with little to no prior STEM engagement.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1629790786\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Neil Young, Babcock\u2019s Global Engineering Capability Director, is leading the pilot.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1308711776\"><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>&#8220;The world needs more engineers and we need them now,&#8221; said <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.babcockinternational.com\/news\/babcock-leads-new-stem-pilot-in-plymouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Young<\/a>. &#8220;As a major UK defence company, Babcock delivers both employment and economic growth, investing in skills development and future talent across the UK and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Demand for sovereign engineering skills continues to soar and partnerships like this are vital in helping us to secure the skills and talent pipeline needed to underpin national security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Pilot<\/h2>\n<p>The pilot&#8217;s STEM sessions begin in March and continue until the end of the academic year, in July.<\/p>\n<p>Babcock says it will will lead and coordinate a package of STEM engagement activities for local schools. And the Plymouth pilot should serve as a model for future UK regional STEM programmes.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot is part of a wider package of investment under the Defence Industrial Strategy (<a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/68bea3fc223d92d088f01d69\/Defence_Industrial_Strategy_2025_-_Making_Defence_an_Engine_for_Growth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DIS<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Babcock<\/h2>\n<p>Details of the pilot were at a Babcock &#8220;Engineering Skills: Powering UK Defence&#8221; event in Parliament. The compnay cited research that 834,000 jobs are expected to be created in clean energy, defence, digital and housebuilding industries.<\/p>\n<p>This is over the next five years. And it would bring the combined workforce across these sectors to 5.3 million by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our mission is to break down barriers and make engineering accessible, available and within reach of every schoolchild in the country,&#8221; added Young.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em>: <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/leonardo-babcock-among-winners-of-afbe-uk-awards-2025-2025-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonardo, Babcock among winners of AFBE UK awards 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK defence specialist Babcock will lead a new STEM pilot in Plymouth as part of a Government \u00a3182m national skills drive. 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