State of the nation: Skills Shortage

This is an East Midlands Branch event organised and run by our East Midlands for its members. Other members and non-members are welcome to join us.

Overview: Review of fabrication and welder training and skills shortages

Speaker:  Hugh McPhillips (General Education Training Services Ltd)

Speaker Biography: Hugh has been involved for over 48 years in the fabrication and welding industry; 35 years as a lecturer, workshop manager and curriculum manager and 13 years as a consultant.. He continues to work closely with awarding bodies such as City & Guilds, EAL, Skills Education Group and the ECITB. Hugh sits on the Professional Board of The Welding Institute and is President of the South Western Branch. Hugh has recently been appointed as an Ambassador for the new T-Levels in manufacturing. He sits on the management committee of the AWFTE (Association for Welding, Fabrication, training and Education). Author of two books on welding and fabrication, and he has worked on developing a virtual learning programme for Metaverse Learning.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

Additional Information:

• Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
• Live event only
• Registration details maybe shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate this event.