UK needs over one million new engineers and technicians, says Royal Academy of Engineering

That is why 23 June will see the second annual National Women in Engineering Day (NWED), organised to focus attention on the wide-ranging career opportunities available to girls and help instil a passion for engineering in future generations of women.

Analysis by the Royal Academy of Engineering suggests we will need more than a million new engineers and technicians by 2020. This will require a doubling of the current number of annual engineering graduates and apprentices.

The UK has the lowest proportion of women in engineering in Europe, according to recent research published by the campaign group Wise. Inspiring girls to pursue a career in engineering is imperative if we are to tackle the looming crisis, leading industry figures including Professor Dame Ann Dowling, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the inventor Sir James Dyson have argued.

More info: The Independent