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17th Mar 2010
Diploma students on the starting grid
A competition which has enabled thousands of budding racing car engineers from around the globe see their designs brought to life is being mapped to a new work-relevant qualification.   F1 in Schools is an exciting and challenging educational experience which draws on the worldwide popularity... more...

3rd Mar 2010
Norwich bright sparks urged to make it big in manufacturing
More students in Norwich are being encouraged to sign up for the second year of an exciting new qualification that will give them the chance to work with top companies in the manufacturing sector.   As part of Manufacturing Week (March 1-5), leading employers are urging budding young entrepr... more...

3rd Mar 2010
New Diploma takes learning to a new level
More students in Sunderland are being encouraged to sign up for the second year of an exciting new qualification which offers teenagers the chance to work with leading manufacturing companies and develop their entrepreneurial talent.   As part of Manufacturing Week (March 1-5), young people c... more...

3rd Mar 2010
Demands of Diploma make it a challenge for students
More students in Stoke are being encouraged to sign up for the second year of an exciting new qualification which will give them the chance to work with top companies in the manufacturing sector. As part of Manufacturing Week (March 1-5), leading employers are urging budding young entrepreneurs, e... more...

3rd Mar 2010
Diploma to be rolled out across city
An innovative new qualification which offers teenagers the chance to work with leading manufacturing companies will be available in all Sheffield secondary schools from later this year.   As part of Manufacturing Week (March 1 to 5), leading employers are encouraging budding entrepreneurs, en... more...

3rd Mar 2010
Budding entrepreneurs urged to sign up for new Diploma
More students in Plymouth are being encouraged to sign up for the second year of an exciting new qualification which will offer teenagers the chance to work with leading manufacturing companies. As part of Manufacturing Week (March 1 to 5), leading employers are encouraging budding entrepreneurs, e... more...

16th Feb 2010
Meeting the future manufacturers
When a college sent out an SOS for help teaching students a new work-related Diploma, a Bradford employer came to the rescue and forged a friendship that bridged the generation gap. As a result of a teacher’s email to businesses, students at Dixons City Academy studying the Diploma in Manufac... more...

12th Feb 2010
Diploma team head to national conference
Manufacturers are being invited to find out how working with young people can prove to be a real benefit at a major conference which celebrates the ties between education and business.   Members of the team behind the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD), one of the Government&rs... more...

5th Feb 2010
Nampak Plastics Europe gives teachers a lesson in high-tech manufacturing
Nampak Plastics Europe has been helping bring teachers up to speed with the hi-tech world of manufacturing as they get ready to teach students a pioneering industry-lined qualification. The plastic milk bottle manufacturer has become involved in the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD)... more...

5th Feb 2010
Students urged to choose new Diploma
Students in the north-west choosing their options for September are being urged to consider a qualification that will give them an insight into the world of manufacturing.   The Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) will be available to students aged 14-19 in schools and colleges ... more...

4th Feb 2010
Gateshead entrepreneur gives manufacturing students a working knowledge
Young people taking the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) were given the opportunity to take leading inventor and engineer Gary Thompson to task when he visited Sunderland Futures Pallion Centre. The Champion for the Diploma in MPD, and man behind entrepreneurial support company C2M... more...

3rd Feb 2010
Next generation manufacturers face 'dragons'
Future designers, engineers, manufacturers and marketers demonstrated their environmental credentials when they entered the Hyde Group Make It Enterprising Schools Challenge on Friday 29 January. The 13 and 14-year-old boys and girls from high schools across Trafford and Manchester competed to creat... more...

3rd Feb 2010
Design engineer champions new Diploma
The managing director of West Yorkshire design engineering specialists Denford Ltd has signed up to champion a pioneering new qualification aimed at giving young people a hands-on education in manufacturing. Simon Moorhouse has joined a national network of employer champions who work to encourage c... more...

2nd Feb 2010
Food industry expert supports new qualification
  A senior member of the food and drink industry’s leading trade association has backed a new qualification, which prepares teenagers for the world of work.                      &nbs... more...

1st Feb 2010
Diploma students get off to a racing start in F1 challenge
A group of students from Norwich are gearing up for next year’s F1 in Schools Challenge after a successful debut in the national competition. The pioneering youngsters who formed Team Pluto made the national final of the competition which was held at this year’s Autosport International S... more...

29th Jan 2010
Mobile phone guru backs new Diploma for digital age
There are few jobs that capture the imagination in quite the way that Abdul Ghafoor’s does. His role at mobile phone giant Orange involves developing some of the most hi-tech and highly coveted gadgets available today, as well as identifying the ‘must-have’ products of tomorrow. &... more...