Engineering stops being a dirty word for school leavers, CIPD conference hears

The difficulty of attracting young people to careers in manufacturing and engineering was described today at the CIPD talent management conference in London.

Engineers launch campaign to attract more women

Companies are being urged to look again at their recruitment and retention policies to ensure they are doing everything possible to attract more women into engineering.

Australia: Bundoora manufacturer to create 55 jobs

Fifty-five manufacturing jobs are to be created at Bundoora in Victoria, Australia, with funding set aside to help the town recover after carmaker Ford ceases local production.

Matchtech Group sees non-executive director resignation

Matchtech Group, the specialist engineering and professional services recruitment company, has said Andy White has tendered his resignation and will step down as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect.

Jaguar Land Rover adds 250 jobs in Merseyside

Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is creating 250 jobs as part of a £200m investment plan for its Halewood factory in Merseyside.

Fircroft and Tanjung Offshore Berhad join forces

Fircroft Group, a provider of technical recruitment services to the global natural resource and engineering sectors, is expanding its services to Malaysia through an official agreement with Tanjung Offshore Berhad, a public listed company on Kuala Lumpur (KLSE) main board. The joint entity will be known as Fircroft Tanjung.

Foreign workers in Iraq face uncertainty as violence escalates

Escalating violence in Iraq is making the position of foreign workers in the country more uncertain as civilians take up arms to join government forces trying to halt the advance of the extremists of Isis.