Turning the tide: West Yorkshire duo join forces to tackle engineering skills gap

Brighouse-based West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services (WYMS) has partnered with Elland’s Colchester Machine Tool Solutions to address the region’s engineering skills shortage.

Together, they have launched short-format technical courses, offering half-day training modules in manual and CNC machining at Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Designed to be flexible and affordable, the modular programmes allow employers to select the most relevant sessions for upskilling staff or training apprentices.

Delivered by veteran engineer Trevor Moore, the courses are already being piloted at WKW Precision Engineering. Open to manufacturers, colleges, and universities nationwide, they aim to futureproof the UK’s manufacturing workforce.