Engineering needs to emphasise its creative side to encourage more young people to take it up as a career, says a leading member of the profession.
Engineers should embrace the arts, Sir John O'Reilly, a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, argued in a lecture.
About 59% of engineering companies in the IET's 2014 survey feared skill shortages could threaten business.
"There is nothing as creative as engineering," Sir John told BBC News.
He says science, technology, engineering and mathematics - often known as "Stem" subjects, are vital for a modern knowledge economy.
But there is a massive shortfall in the number of recruits - with a recent study by the Royal Academy of Engineering saying the UK needs to increase by as much as 50% the number of Stem graduates it produces.
Engineering needs to emphasise its creative side to encourage more young people to take it up as a career, says a leading member of the profession.
Engineers should embrace the arts, Sir John O'Reilly, a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, argued in a lecture.
About 59% of engineering companies in the IET's 2014 survey feared skill shortages could threaten business.
"There is nothing as creative as engineering," Sir John told BBC News.
He says science, technology, engineering and mathematics - often known as "Stem" subjects, are vital for a modern knowledge economy.
But there is a massive shortfall in the number of recruits - with a recent study by the Royal Academy of Engineering saying the UK needs to increase by as much as 50% the number of Stem graduates it produces.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..