{"id":9458,"date":"2025-10-24T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/?p=9458"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:12:34","slug":"engineeringuk-the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/10\/24\/engineeringuk-the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"EngineeringUK: The IET publishes results of engineering and technology skills survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The report,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theiet.org\/impact-society\/policy-and-public-affairs\/education-and-skills-policy\/reports-and-papers\/uk-skills-surveys\/2025-uk-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theiet.org\/impact-society\/policy-and-public-affairs\/education-and-skills-policy\/reports-and-papers\/uk-skills-surveys\/2025-uk-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\">2025 UK Engineering and Technology skills<\/a>, looks at how organisations are responding to the fast-changing engineering and technology landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Covering all aspects of the sector&#8217;s skills requirements, the report finds that 61% of employers feel the current workforce is fit for purpose. However, 76% say they struggle to recruit for certain skills, with 30% particularly struggling to recruit technical\/specialist sustainability skills.<\/p>\n<p>Beatrice Barleon, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at EngineeringUK, comments, \u201cThis report has some interesting insights and raises some important questions that need to be explored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, we need to further understand why 34% of large engineering businesses don&#8217;t employ any apprentices, and find solutions to address this. Similarly, we should consider how we grow the low number of SMEs getting involved in providing apprenticeships (currently only 33% report doing so). This is an area EngineeringUK continues to focus on, as seen with our recent work on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/latest-news\/news-articles\/new-report-outlines-success-criteria-for-rollout-of-foundation-apprenticeships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/latest-news\/news-articles\/new-report-outlines-success-criteria-for-rollout-of-foundation-apprenticeships\/\">foundation apprenticeships<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings also highlight we need to consider how we can increase the involvement and sponsorship of STEM outreach activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some other key highlights from the report include:<a title=\"Read more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/latest-news\/news-articles\/the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/latest-news\/news-articles\/the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\/\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/latest-news\/news-articles\/the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The report,\u00a02025 UK Engineering and Technology skills, looks at how organisations are responding to the fast-changing engineering and technology landscape. 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