space sector
March 15, 2021

UK Space Sector Skills Survey results

UK Space Sector Skills Survey results

The UK Space Agency has released the Space Sector Skills Survey 2020, a research report produced in response to the strong growth […]

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February 12, 2021

#NAW2021 Guest Blog: Serco Defence

#NAW2021 Guest Blog: Serco Defence

In the final blog in our series for National Apprenticeship Week we hear from Serco Defence who tell us about the apprenticeships […]

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February 11, 2021

Meet Jasmine Hibbert, Produmax #NAW2021

Meet Jasmine Hibbert, Produmax #NAW2021

The second of today’s blogs is another example of the hard-working and driven apprentices our sectors employ. It is great to be […]

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Meet Alexandra Johnson, Produmax #NAW2021

Meet Alexandra Johnson, Produmax #NAW2021

To continue our series for National Apprenticeship Week and to tie into International Day of Women & Girls in Science, this blog […]

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February 10, 2021

Meet Billy Hopkins, Smiths Detection

Meet Billy Hopkins, Smiths Detection

Next up in our showcase of apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week 2021, meet Billy Hopkins, Laboratory Science Apprentice, Smiths Detection Hemel Hempstead. […]

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February 9, 2021

Meet Bradley Hannan, Thales UK #NAW2021

Meet Bradley Hannan, Thales UK #NAW2021

Next in up in our apprentice showcase for National Apprenticeshio Week we talk to Bradley Hannan, Software Engineer (Former Apprentice), Thales UK […]

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February 8, 2021

Meet Noah Spence, JJ Churchill #NAW2021

Meet Noah Spence, JJ Churchill #NAW2021

First up in this week’s series for National Apprenticeship Week, Noah Spence, apprentice at JJ Churchill shares his experience as an apprentice. […]

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National Apprenticeship Week 2021 #BuildTheFuture

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 #BuildTheFuture

This week (8-14 February) is National Apprenticeship Week in England. The UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries are at the forefront […]

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December 22, 2020

Defence Engineering: Tackling the Skills Shortage

Defence Engineering: Tackling the Skills Shortage

Written by Emma Booth, Defence Engagement Lead, Serco and Defence Suppliers Forum People & Skills Programme Manager Earlier this year, the Defence […]

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November 23, 2020

ADS New Professionals Forum – A Bright Future For Our Sectors

ADS New Professionals Forum – A Bright Future For Our Sectors

On Thursday 19 November the ADS New Professional’s Forum (NPF) held its annual conference, with this year’s theme being “How Tempest will […]

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November 11, 2020

Government Spending Review – Priorities for Aerospace

Government Spending Review – Priorities for Aerospace

Last week ADS hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Aerospace Growth Partnership on the priorities for the aerospace sector ahead of […]

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October 19, 2020

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

The ongoing global pandemic is impacting heavily on our sectors. In 2019 the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors contributed a combined […]

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September 18, 2020

Addressing the National Engineering Skills Challenge: Defence Skills Survey 2020

Addressing the National Engineering Skills Challenge: Defence Skills Survey 2020

Guest blog written by Emma Booth, Defence Engagement Lead at Serco With this week being National Coding Week, and against the backdrop […]

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September 4, 2020

ADS Member Dassault Systèmes launches Sustainable Aviation Competition for students

ADS Member Dassault Systèmes launches Sustainable Aviation Competition for students

At this year’s Farnborough Friday during the virtual Farnborough International Airshow, Dassault Systèmes launched a new Sustainable Aviation competition for university students. […]

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August 3, 2020

Impact of Brexit on skills in Aerospace

Impact of Brexit on skills in Aerospace

Written by Matt Hogsden, Industry Secondee The combination of Brexit and COVID-19 has been described as the perfect storm for UK firms, […]

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