Engineering UK 2009/10, the latest report published by EngineeringUK reveals, the UK manufacturing sector will need to recruit over half a million (587,000) engineering and manufacturing workers by 2017 in order to achieve long term economic recovery. 

Key findings from the report include...

• The construction industry will need an additional 389,000 engineering technicians by 2017. 
• The transport sector will require an additional 366, 000 people by 2017, of whom 124,000 will be machine and transport operatives. 
• The mining, quarrying, electricity, gas and water industries will need an additional 21,000 workers by 2017.
• 60% of Aerospace and Defence engineers will retire in the next 20 years.