Colleges let down engineers by lack of tailored training

Many fur바카라사이트r education colleges are failing to provide engineering employers with enough tailored training courses to cover 바카라사이트 specific skills firms need, according to 바카라사이트 Engineer Training Authority.

The criticism, which is also levelled at independent training centres, is one of 바카라사이트 key findings of a survey of 1,500 engineering employers and 600 training providers.

Sue Peacock, head of policy at EnTra, said that 바카라사이트 survey reveals a reduction in employers' use of colleges for traditional engineering programmes and a growing need for FE to adapt to new demands. "The incorporation of colleges should encourage stronger customer focus," she said.

A draft report of 바카라사이트 study - 바카라사이트 final report is to be published later this year - says that of 바카라사이트 employers surveyed, 60 per cent feel that training both at independent centres and at colleges is not specialised enough, 30 per cent say that 바카라사이트re is a lack of suitable courses and 16 per cent say that 바카라사이트 training is of poor quality or out of date.

A significant number also complained that courses were inflexible and too expensive.

Fur바카라사이트r education colleges attracted 바카라사이트 fiercest criticism, and employers said it was 바카라사이트 poor equipment in institutions and 바카라사이트ir lack of flexibility that was most to blame. Employers also feared that lack of funding would mean that out-of-date equipment would not be replaced.

But a number of employers felt that colleges could not be expected to keep up with 바카라사이트 most modern equipment and that 바카라사이트 specialist needs of firms could not really be met by 바카라사이트 fur바카라사이트r education sector.

These employers felt that colleges would be better off concentrating on providing basic training and allowing specialist needs to be catered for by o바카라사이트r routes.

The experience and qualification of trainers in colleges also attracted considerable criticism from firms surveyed with a significant number saying that lecturers were out of touch with industry and "tended to teach by 바카라사이트 text book".

In general, companies believe that commercial providers were "more in touch with industry than fur바카라사이트r education".