The engineering sector is suffering from a graduate candidate shortage, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Sarah Morris at the CBI in the South-West told the BBC: “Over the next four years we’ll be creating two million new jobs that need science, technology, engineering or maths.

“We’re calling on the government to invest a modest £120m in specific careers advice, to show young people exactly how promising a career in engineering can be. If we don’t do something, Britain will lose jobs to foreign competitors.”
Mark Kelly, project manager at engineering recruiter, Browning and Henderson International, told Recruiter: “In Britain, we have not got a healthy attitude to apprenticeships. The candidates do not have a good attitude to the industry. Everyone wants to be in IT.

“Most of our recruitment is overseas. That market is economically more viable for companies. Companies are tight on budget and where they can save they will.”


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