UK NEEDS 19,000 EXTRA ENGINEERING GRADUATES EVERY YEAR TO MEET FUTURE DEMAND

摘要

The 'Meeting the Challenge: Demand and Supply of Engineersin the UK' report estimates that the UK needs 31,100 new graduate engineers every year for the next five years to meet industry demand in 2017. Currently just 12,000 engineering students graduate annually.Stephen Tetlow, Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said,"A shortage of engineers would affect every person in Britain, potentially damaging the country's vitally important manufacturing sector, energy and transport systems, as well as the UK's global competitiveness."