Engineering and Science Job Family Employees 22,800 (5% of all employee jobs in TVB) The nature of the economy means there is high demand for Self-employment 1,300 engineering, maths and science skills. Engineering firms are more Employee jobs growth projection (2016-2024) 9% (2,000 additional jobs) concentrated to the West of the sub-region and life sciences firms in Proportion of workforce over the age of 55 16% (medium) central and Eastern Berkshire. (TVB figure) Automation potential (national figure) 26% (medium) (professional, scientific As is the case nationally, employers often cite the lack of skilled engineers and technical activities) as a barrier to growth, whilst colleges find it difficult to recruit engineering Male:Female ratio (TVB figure) 74:26 lecturers.

Research and experimental development on Reading – 3,600 jobs Slough – 3,300 jobs biotechnology Industries in which those in the engineering and science job roles Wireless telecommunications activities West Berkshire – work in Berkshire 5,100 jobs Manufacture of weapons and ammunition Windsor and – 3,000 jobs Engineering activities and related technical consultancy Other research and experimental development Wokingham – on natural sciences and engineering 4,250 jobs Bracknell Forest – 3,700 jobs 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Workforce Challenge: Shortfall in new Workforce Challenge: Diversity Workforce Challenge: Teacher shortage entrants 84% of those undertaking STEM Apprenticeships are male. In 2017/18 there was an estimated shortfall of 2,200 STEM The key to addressing the future demand for engineers There is a continuing need to ensure that stereotypical views trainee teachers against the DfE teacher supply model is encouraging young people to study STEM subjects of what an engineer or scientist ‘looks like’ does not deter target in . and pursue engineering-related qualifications. individuals from studying STEM subjects and / or pursuing STEM careers. Engineering and Science Job Family Local institutions FE and HE engineering & science courses (examples) , Reading Degree and Masters courses at the School of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Meteorology, Reading School of Pharmacy. Newbury College, Newbury Apprenticeships in Electrical/Electronic Engineering L3 and L4, Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering L3 and L4, Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering, Performing Engineering Operations L2, Electrical and Electronic Engineering BTEC L5 HND Diploma, Mechanical Engineering L5 HND Diploma, Electrical Installation L2 and L3 Award/Diploma, Engineering L2 Diploma, Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment L3 Diploma, Technical Support Engineering L3 Reading College, Reading Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC and HND, Electrical/Electronic Engineering BTEC L2 and L3 Award /Diploma and Extended Diploma, Mechanical Engineering BTEC L3 Diploma and HNC, Applied Science BTEC L3 Extended Diploma Windsor Forest College Group, 10 electrical and electronic qualifications, 11 precision engineering Langley, Windsor and Egham qualifications and 3 welding qualifications Engineering, manufacturing and science Apprenticeship starts (Berkshire learners) Berkshire College of Agriculture - BTEC L3 Extended Diploma in Applied Science, 1000 Maidenhead 900 Bracknell and Wokingham College 12 electrical installation qualifications 800 700 600 500 National skills shortages 400 (Tier 2 Shortage Occupation List) 300 200 Geophysicist, geotechnical engineer and tunnelling 100 engineer (construction) mechanical engineer in the 0 oil and gas industry, power system engineer, control Bracknell Reading Slough West Windsor and Wokingham engineer and protection engineer in the electricity Forest Berkshire Maidenhead transmission and distribution industry, electronics 2014/15 2015/16 engineers in the railway industry, chemical engineers