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Addressing the skills
requirements for Advanced
Manufacturing in Wales
Dr David Bould & Prof Johann Sienz
Second Platform Event of the RIM Plus 2015-2016
Wales House, Brussels
8th July 2015
Swansea University
Engineering – Background
The Faculty of Engineering was created in the 1920‟s with 5
Departments, which reflected the industrial needs of South
Wales:
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering – REF 2014 results
Engineering Panels Combined GPA
University FTE's GPA Rank
University of Oxford 127.91 3.53 1
University of Cambridge 243.06 3.49 2
Imperial College London 344.10 3.38 3
King's College London 53.34 3.37 4
Cardiff University 48.10 3.35 5
University of Dundee 33.25 3.31 6
University of Edinburgh 91.80 3.30 7
Heriot-Watt University 108.84 3.30 7
University of Bristol 123.38 3.30 7
Swansea University 74.83 3.29 10
University of Southampton 276.48 3.25 11
University of Glasgow 84.00 3.25 11
University of Warwick 94.75 3.22 13
„Swansea University‟s
model of engaging with
industry is one to be
replicated in Europe‟ Dimitri Corparkis, DG Research and
Innovation, European Commission,
Brussels, June 2013
Engineering – Science and Innovation Campus
Now: Future:
Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing - Challenge for
Wales
West Wales and the
Valleys: 71
True “Academia – Industry” Collaboration at core operating on a joint cost/work share model
Embedding of technologies / knowledge transfer
May 2010 – June 2015
80 full time employees – engineers and administrators
Value £27M: £14.3M (ERDF), £13M (Partners)
All Welsh Universities!
AIM: “To enable the manufacturing industry in West Wales and the Valleys to grow by
adopting more advanced technologies, and at the same time improve its sustainability by
reducing its environmental impact.”
The ASTUTE Project
ASTUTE’s position in the Innovation
pipeline
University
Research
Portfolio
Research
Institute/NRN
/Ser Cymru
ASTUTE
Pre-
commercial
Development
UK
Manufacturing
Glo
ba
l M
ark
et
Deployment
Demonstrations
Research and Development
TRL 1-3 Fundamental
research
TRL 3-6 Technology
development and
scale up
TRL 6-8 Component
and system
development
TRL 8-9 Commercial
implementation
Doctoral
Training
Centre
PUSH PULL PULL THROUGH
“The ASTUTE project achievement to date is an exemplar of successful industry/academia collaboration. This can be attributed to a number of key issues which it is recommended are adopted as best practice for further or future EU or government funded academia projects.” [Ciotek, Mid Term Evaluation Report, Jan 2013]
“Swansea University‟s ASTUTE project was raised as being effective and the only true business support mechanism aimed at helping Welsh Manufacturing companies…. a number of companies highlighted that ASTUTE was seen as the programme of assistance that was being used in the main to deliver the larger scale projects in companies.” [Draft Report for WGs Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (AM+M), 2014]
“Programmes such as the ASTUTE Project ….allows Welsh businesses to access the latest innovations in advanced manufacturing from eight Welsh Universities to generate solutions to a wide range of manufacturing problems. This project needs to be extended and used as a flagship programme for EU Research and Innovation spending.” [Kay Swinburne, MEP, 2014]
Outside Views
of Impact
ASTUTE Impact – ERDF Indicators
Total Original Profile
over ASTUTE lifetime
(2010 – 2015)
Re-profiled targets
September 2014 Total Targets achieved
Outputs
Enterprise Assisted 350 277 300
Collaborative R&D Projects 40 128 152
Development of Innovation
Space (m2) created
200 482.95 482.95
Results
New Jobs Created 130 130 173.42
New Enterprise Created 5 10 12
Investment Induced (£) 4,000,000 5,750,000 9,719,758.07
PPS Launched 120 340 376
PPS Registered 40 40 42
CCT EMS 16 31 34
CCT EQS 20 25 30
Impact of ASTUTE
Independent Final Evaluation of project:
• 91% of companies confirmed impact or improvement
achieved or expected, directly as result of engagement
with ASTUTE
• Project created 158 jobs with further 237-261 jobs
projected by companies
• Increased business of over £203 million
• Additional investment exceeds £210 million
• ASTUTE has produced a calculated RoI of £211,975,000
• Based on 25% of realisation of company expectations
Impact of ASTUTE
For every £1 invested
ASTUTE generated £15
economic impact using
conservative estimates
Are we actually geared up for the future ?
(5 to 15 to 35 years)?
Disruptive megatrends
( waves of change / converging to tsunamis)?
Horizon Scanning with Industrial Experts
Observations – Where does this leave us?
Waves of Emerging Megatrends – one view Energy Communications
Big Data, Internet of Things
Economies of “Unscale”
Digital to Physical World (Programmable/Digital Materials)
Distributed Networks, Co-Creation, IP
Demographics, Societal, Education (Future Cities and Future Villages)
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Data from ASTUTE Mid-
term evaluation, 2013
Table shows company
responses to evaluation
questionnaire:
Lack of skilled workforce
stifling growth
• Many issues can be
overcome if appropriate
skills exist (e.g.finding
skilled people)
ASTUTE – Finding
General Barriers for Welsh SMEs
Moving Forward
Historical:
• Successful ERDF projects
• Some disconnected ESF programmes
• Some UK government funded doctoral training
programmes
Future:
• Technological Megatrends (additive layer
manufacture, advanced materials, industry 4.0, big
data, internet of things)
• Structural Fund projects to turn threats of
megatrends into opportunities (ASTUTE 2020, etc)
• Fully aligned skills training for Megatrends/Structural
Funds Skills Pyramid
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Skill Pyramid: Development of skill base in
Wales
General information and outreach
Work-based learning. Bespoke courses
Foundation degrees e.g. Skills
Foundation for Industry
Full-time degrees e.g.
BEng, MEng, Msc
Research
Masters degrees
Doctoral
Research
Materials and
Manufacturing
Academy
~ £25m
ESF / EPSRC
Skills for
Industry
~ £12m
ESF
ESF METaL
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