... and places the articles in context. Findings Effective talent management has become more difficult given the unprecedented rate of change triggered by the latest industrial revolution. The impact is especially strong with the UK engineering industry meaning that new and varied ways of developing talent...

... re-use rights only Engineering Mentoring Career outcomes Mentoring is widely recognized as offering an effective means of employee development. This proven process enables an organization to enhance the competencies of its workforce so that performance and growth can be enhanced...

... Purpose – Describes how Airbus has joined the Global Engineering Deans’ Council (GEDC), a worldwide forum for excellence in engineering education, to run the GEDC Airbus award. Design/methodology/approach – Details the background to the award, the form it takes and the initiatives of some...

... Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how UK engineering firm Tharsus Group teamed up with the Blyth Tall Ship Project – which aims to inspire hard‐to‐reach people in the deprived areas of Blyth to pursue education, training or employment in the expanding engineering and offshore...

... Purpose This paper aims to consider how major international company Kentz Corporation is helping to overcome the shortage of skilled workers in the fast‐growing South African construction and engineering industry by training people of its own. Design/methodology/approach...

... Purpose Examines the role of modern apprenticeships in helping to fill skill gaps at Aberdeen‐based Enterprise Engineering Services. Design/methodology/approach Draws extensively on the views of the company's managing director. Describes the personal experiences of two...