Composites, Skills and STEM 
AMRC and Composites UK

Whether you’re shaping policy or delivering hands-on training, the United for Skills event offers practical takeaways and networking opportunities to drive real change.

This event is a must-attend for:

• Employers in the composites and advanced manufacturing sectors
• HR and workforce development professionals
• Training providers, colleges, and universities
• Policymakers and public sector representatives
• Apprentices and early-career professionals seeking industry insight

 Presentations:

• Shaping the Workforce of Tomorrow – National Strategy
  Sian Elliott, National Manufacturing Skills Task Force

• The State of the Skills Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities
  Matt Bradney, Composites UK Workforce Development chair, HRC Group

• Learning from Best Practice: Business and AaaaEducation in Action
  Speaker TBC

• The Path Forward: Collective Action for Skills Development
  Dr Sue Halliwell, Composites UK

Panel Sessions:

Uniting the Sector – Government, Business and Education in Action

This session will look at how the government, business, and educational sectors can work together. Understanding the role each sector plays in addressing the skills crisis and the role of ongoing investment in skills development, apprenticeships, and diversity.

Chaired by: Peter Quigley, Athena Blue Innovation
Panellists: HRC Group, HVMC, MPM Limited, AMIC, AMRC, Pegbox Technical Recruitment

Collaborating on Skills: A Multi Sector Approach

This session will discuss best practice from industry and how does OEM activity translate to SMEs.

Chaired by: Clara Frias, AMRC
Panellists: APC, Teledyne CML, Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Premier Autoclaves

Bridging the Skills Gap: STEM, Apprenticeships & Training for the Future

Discussing the importance of STEM engagement, industry appropriate training, best practices and developing future industry leaders. Examples of how some organisations are achieving this.

Chaired by: Scott Dyson, Premier Autoclaves
Panellists: William Jet Tenders, Safran Nacelles, GKN Aerospace, AMRC Training Centre, Teledyne CML and Composite Braiding.

Delegates can also add on a breakout session to their day, looking at:

• Addressing Key Challenges: Accessing Apprenticeships as an SME / Retention of the Workforce in the Sector
• Empowering Emerging Talent and Cultivating Future Industry Leaders.

The AMRC Training Centre will have a top table stand at the event and they will be happy to discuss any of your skills and apprenticeship enquiries. 

For more information and registration please click here. 

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