Swansea University is set to play a key role in shaping Wales’s manufacturing workforce of the future. It will take the lead in a pilot project to promote and improve battery manufacturing skills which has just won funding from the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Skills and Talent programme.
Led by Regional Learning and Skills Partnership (South West Wales), the programme aims to create a trained workforce for the future across the key emerging sectors of energy, construction, manufacturing, digital and health.
In collaboration with Welsh firms Batri Ltd, Deregallera Ltd and ENSERV UK Ltd, academics from the university will develop a framework of short professional development courses to respond to an identified skill gap in battery manufacturing and its supply chain. The courses will deliver specialised skills in just 10 weeks using a blend of online learning and in-person practical sessions that mirror real-world industry environments and equipment.
DG Innovate plc (LON:DGI) is an advanced research and development company pioneering sustainable and environmentally considerate improvements to electric mobility and storage, using abundant materials and the best engineering and scientific practices. Deregallera is a subsidiary of DG Innovate.
