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Campaign to attract more students into UK manufacturing

Wednesday 09. April 2008 - Campaign to attract more students into UK manufacturing

A programme has been set up in the UK’s West Midlands region to take 2,000 students on visits to leading manufacturers to spur their interest in manufacturing careers. Inside Manufacturing Enterprise (IME), as the visit programme is called, is being co-ordinated by Coventry University Enterprises on behalf of the Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands. The IME has enlisted the support of over 40 companies, including Ricoh, Caterpillar, JCB and Jaguar.