Warwick Electrification Development
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.
![shows a keyboard with someone hands typing](picture1.jpg)
https://pixabay.com/images/id-545394/
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)
![green circuit board](picture2.jpg)
https://pixabay.com/images/id-453758/
WELD: Warwick ELectrification Deployment
The WELD programme will provide immediate and long-term training demanded by UK industry.
![chart showing the requirement for skilled engineers and technicians on the Y Axis and on the X Axis dates from 2020 to 2050](picture3.png)
This work was funded by Driving the Electric Revolution, an ICSF Challenged delivered by UK Research and Innovation. Project Number: 10033186
![logos for UKRI Innovate UK and DER, Driving the Electric Revolution](logos.png)
How can universities (like Warwick) can help with this?
Article published in the IEEE Transportation Electrification Community (TEC) eNewsletter.
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