Editors comment

Totally aghast! Following David Cameron’s speech emphasising the importance of apprenticeships and vocational qualifications, I am totally aghast that his Government is considering downgrading the engineering diploma, especially at a time when the UK manufacturing sector is showing signs of bouncing back from the fragile conditions seen at the end of 2011 and start of 2012. Consequently industry is struggling to recruit enough qualified graduates – this situation is going to becom ...