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National Automotive Conference 2012: Building in Britain, building on success. Brought to you by Automotive Engineer @aeplus & Professional Engineering @profeng autoconf.co.uk Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon Joined August 2012-
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And that as they say is a it... #NAC2012
We've come to an end of a fantastic day here at the Heritage Motor Centre. Thanks to all for attending & reading our tweets today! #NAC2012
Oldham says watching F1 inspired her and Prof White says his grandfather's Riley Motor started his fascination with engineering #NAC2012
Kids have a "negative attitude to achievement" says Prof White... and "kids get no career advice... this needs to change" #NAC2012
"Engineering with a humanitarian or safety edge appeals more to women" adds Prof White #NAC2012
"50% of design and tech GCSE students are female....Girls need the right role models to show them it is achievable" says Oldham #NAC2012
"Young people need develop habits that last a lifetime, e.g. determination and optimism need to be addressed" adds Kirkpatrick #NAC2012
Prof White says "there's a tremendous need for graduates to be exposed to hands on work... too many haven't seen under the bonnet" #NAC2012
Kirkpatrick says govt "needs to focus on vocational skills rather than academic ones" #NAC2012
"We need to bridge the gap between academia and industry.. Collaboration is key and knowing what the right skills are" adds Oldham #NAC2012
"Tata and JLR give our students real problems and companies are involved in assessment. This is the way forward" says Prof White #NAC2012
"we are unlikely to achieve these figures" and just "10-15% of grads are female" says Prof White - staggering figures #NAC2012
"At @CoventryUni mech eng student numbers are down this year, due to less overseas students coming to UK," says Prof White #NAC2012
There's "12,000 engineering graduates per year currently, but IMechE report predicts we will need 30,000" says Prof White #NAC2012
"We need to double number of engineering graduates and technicians by 2020," adds Oldham #NAC2012
Oldham says there's a distinct "lack of career advice around #STEM subjects"
On the panel is IMechE's Philippa Oldham, Prof Peter White from @CoventryUni + John Kirkpatrick director of Motorsport Ind Assoc. #NAC2012
It's on to our last session, a panel discussion on skills shortages in engineering and automotive sector #NAC2012
"It's hard to find highly skilled software engineers in UK," says Visteon's Green - echoing Bob Joyce's words #NAC2012
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