Campaign promotes engineering at recruitment show

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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 2, 2002

The National Engineering Recruitment Exhibition has teamed up with The Campaign to Promote Engineering (CPE) to raise awareness of the important role that engineering plays in the UK economy.

The National Engineering Recruitment Exhibition has teamed up with The Campaign to Promote Engineering (CPE) to raise awareness of the important role that engineering plays in the UK economy.

CPE is an industry lead project supported by the British Government.

In conjunction with the National Engineering Recruitment Exhibition, CPE aims to tackle the recruitment crisis facing the UK engineering industry head on by educating teachers, parents and career advisers but specifically by engaging with young people and illustrating engineering disciplines to them in a fun and inspiring way.

The National Engineering Recruitment Exhibition, taking place on 10th and 11th May 2002 at Wembley in London, will profile the engineering sector in all its disciplines including civil electrical, electronic, manufacturing and systems engineering.

Hailed as the most cost-effective forum for recruiting engineers across the UK, the exhibition targets experienced and graduate engineers.

With thousands of positions available, the event will provide a forum for both exhibitors and visitors to meet and discuss opportunities.

Val Simmonds, Campaign Officer at CPE commented, " Our aim is to ensure that there is a flow of young, gifted people entering the engineering, science and technology industries.

The traditional image of the engineering industry is increasingly becoming a significant factor in the skills shortage we are witnessing.

Students are making career choices based on what they perceive to be more 'exciting' occupations at the expense of the engineering industry.

This exhibition will highlight the wide range of diverse and rewarding careers that are on offer across a broad cross-section of engineering disciplines".

Clare Roberts, a Design Engineer from Leeds who won the "Young woman engineer of the year 2001", will open this year's exhibition.

Women currently make up only 19% of all UK engineers, clearly highlighting the underrepresentation of women in the profession.

With the title of "Young woman engineer of the year 2001" comes the responsibility of raising the awareness of engineering as a career opportunity for women.

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