Employers in Leeds open their doors to students from UTC Leeds and Leeds City College school of engineering to showcase the opportunities careers in the city's manufacturing and engineering sector present. Students will have the chance to walk the factory floor, meet employees and discover what it's like to work in modern manufacturing.
Thursday, 10 July (8.30am - 11am)
The new Made Smarter programme for West Yorkshire, designed to promote adoption of digital technologies by manufacturing businesses, goes live in July. Guests attending this breakfast event, hosted by electronics manufacturer SCC Worldwide, will have an exclusive opportunity to find out more about the range of support available to manufacturers through the programme, including consultancy, student internships, training in leadership and change management, as well as capital grants. Manufacturers who have previously benefitted from the programme will also describe the support they have received and the impact it has had on their business.
Thursday 25 September
Company visits and insight days for students from UTC Leeds and Leeds City College school of engineering.
Manufacturers throughout the UK will be opening their doors to schools, colleges and local communities on National Manufacturing Day for a behind-the-scenes look at how manufacturers' facilities work, as part of this UK-wide 'open house' celebration of the sector.
Local communities will have the chance to see the potential careers and jobs on offer within the wonderfully diverse manufacturing sector, as employers engage with all age groups - from school leavers, graduates, people looking to reskill and the local residents.
​For Make UK and manufacturers, this is an opportunity to showcase the diversity of a truly fascinating sector, the range of highly skilled jobs on offer and the amazing opportunities for reskilling and career development within manufacturing in the UK.
