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Team work

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Manchester Metropolitan University's Manchester Manufacturing integrated graduate development scheme (IGDS) began in 1995 and has recently produced its first graduates. The scheme, a collaboration between five universities, can lead to an MSc in Manufacturing Management or Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management. IGDS is a general manufacturing programme and the courses are determined by the needs of local manufacturers.

Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Training

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Learner drivers

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David Brown, chairman of Motorola and of the vocational qualifications and occupational standards committee of the qualifications and curriculum authority, believes that the key skills for engineers are ICT, communication, numeracy and teamwork. To compete in a global market, he says that companies must ensure that knowledge, as well as goods and services, flow across borders.

Management, Occupational training

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Paper view

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Research work carried out by engineers should have an effective and far-reaching reporting structure, according to the Royal Academy of Engineers, which is encouraging engineers to write up and publish their findings.

Research, Engineers, Engineering societies, Engineering associations, Royal Academy of Engineering

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