The report, 2025 UK Engineering and Technology skills, looks at how organisations are responding to the fast-changing engineering and technology landscape.
Covering all aspects of the sector’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.
Beatrice Barleon, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at EngineeringUK, comments, “This report has some interesting insights and raises some important questions that need to be explored.
“For example, we need to further understand why 34% of large engineering businesses don’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 foundation apprenticeships.
“The findings also highlight we need to consider how we can increase the involvement and sponsorship of STEM outreach activities.”
Some other key highlights from the report include: https://www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/news-articles/the-iet-publishes-results-of-engineering-and-technology-skills-survey/