TRAINING & RECRUITMENT
BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP
TRAINING AND MANUFACTURING GROUP
Training and Manufacturing Group launches technical
courses for furloughed apprentices and employees
Furloughed apprentices and employees
are being given the opportunity to learn
new skills thanks to a new package
of support from the Training and
Manufacturing Group (TMG).
The not-for-profit organisation is working
with its technical partners to deliver a suite
of world class technology courses to its
members, which will help bridge the skills
gap, increase R&D and help support the
post Covid-19 recovery.
Industry experts Bauromat, Guhring,
ETG, Hexagon MI and Ceratizit WNT and
business specialists BDO, FBC Manby
Bowdler and In-Comm Training have
agreed to host the interactive sessions
completely free of charge and will cover
crucial topics ranging from automation,
robot/CNC programming and cutting
tools to arc/resistance welding, PLC
programming and pneumatics.
They will initially be delivered through short
webinars or one-to-one sessions at partner
sites, adhering to social distancing rules at
all times.
“As lockdown eases and businesses
reopen, the TMG are keen to support
the UK manufacturing sector through the
recovery period ahead,” explained Cassie
Grillo, Business Development Executive at
the Training & Manufacturing Group.
“With a reduction in productivity during
the lockdown period and the subsequent
financial impact many have experienced,
there is a real opportunity to look at
updating your processes or broadening the
skills of your workforce.
“This got us thinking and, after detailed
conversations with our technical partners
and our member companies, we have
developed a number of upskilling
options they can use for apprentices and
employees who are currently furloughed.”
She continued: “Getting the most out of
automation, robotics and CNC machining
can help to boot productivity and this will
be crucial as firms look to recover and lay
foundations for getting back on track.”
John D’Angelillo, Managing Director of
Bauromat, is one of the driving forces
behind the initiative: “A lot of companies,
who have had to furlough staff, are looking
at ways where they can boost their own
business during a time when demand
for services and products are not at their
highest.
“The job retention scheme allows
employees to train and upskill whilst being
furloughed, so the TMG technical partners
decided that it would be a good idea to
give members a flavour of what you can do
and how you can increase efficiencies by
being more flexible with skills.
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