Warwick Electrification Development Project (WELD)

Over the next decade, the automotive sector in the UK faces a significant skills shortage brought about by an ageing workforce.

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A skills gap has emerged in the Power Electronics Machines and Drives (PEMD) sector as we look to the electrification of everything, this diversity, and a great deal more capacity is essential. Inclusion and widening participation are fundamental, targeting both industry (short term) and schools (long term)

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WELD: Warwick ELectrification Deployment

The WELD programme will provide immediate and long-term training demanded by UK industry.

This work was funded by Driving the Electric Revolution, an ICSF Challenged delivered by UK Research and Innovation. Project Number: 10033186

How can universities (like Warwick) can help with this?

Article published in the IEEE Transportation Electrification Community (TEC) eNewsletter.

https://tec.ieee.org/newsletter/december-2022/the-role-universities-play-in-meeting-industry%E2%80%99s-electrification-skills-shortage

OUTREACH

The WELD Outreach team is engaging with the STEM Connections project.

https://warwick.ac.uk/stemconnections/

We aim to showcase our demonstrators as part of the Schools Roadshow and Showcase Outreach Event at the Coventry Transport Museum