The report collaboratively put together by engineering and manufacturing organisations, Make UK and Engineering UK, Unlocking talent: Ensuring T-levels deliver the workforce of the future” was released ahead of National T-levels Week, in a bid to raise awareness of the shortage of skilled technicians, and the caveats that that can and will expose.
The report looks into the lack of understanding of T Levels, staff capacity and time commitments, concerns about legal constraints and more. To address the concerns, Engineering UK and Make UK made a number of recommendations to the government which can be seen in the report below. The organisations said:
“With a chronic shortage of skilled engineers and technicians to power Britain’s industry, it is critical that more employers get on board with T-levels and offer industry placements, to plug the gap and give UK business the power it needs to compete on the international stage,” the two bodies said.