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If your business is asking: \u201cWhere will our skills come from in the next 5 years?\u201d \u2026then you need to be in the room”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If your business is asking:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWhere will our skills come from in the next 5 years?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026then you need to be in the room<\/strong>“<\/strong><\/h3>\n

North East manufacturers are feeling the pressure \u2014 skills shortages, retirements, and a shrinking talent pipeline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On\u00a010th July (8\u201310am)<\/strong>\u00a0we\u2019re bringing HR leaders, engineering managers, and SME decision\u2011makers together at\u00a0The Workplace, Newton Aycliffe<\/strong>\u00a0to do something about it.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t another talking shop. It\u2019s the start of a\u00a0practical, employer\u2011driven solution<\/strong> where your challenges feed directly into colleges and training providers. If your business is asking:\u00a0\u201cWhere will our skills come from in the next 5 years?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026then you need to be in the room.<\/p>\n

Breakfast \u2022 Networking \u2022 Real conversation \u2022 Real influence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hosted by the Technical Learning Company (TLC)<\/p>\n

Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10202,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]"},"event_listing_category":[293],"event_listing_type":[283],"class_list":["post-10208","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-business-professional","event_listing_type-meeting-or-networking-event"],"yoast_head":"\nBridging Industry & Education - TLC - Breakfast Meeting - The Engineering & Manufacturing Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Skill Shortage in Manufacturing & Engineering in North East England - Solutions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/event\/bridging-industry-education-tlc-breakfast-meeting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bridging Industry & Education - 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