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Presents a guide on the 'Engineering Recruitment Show' at the National Motorcycle Museum, NEC in Birmingham, England. List of exhibitors; Schedule of the opening hours; Components of the show.

Reports on the launching of a research into employment practices in the engineering industry to tackle skills shortages, by the British Engineering and Marine Training Authority (EMTA) and the Institute for Employment Research at Warwick University. Development of a computerized model that will forecast employment trends; Highlight on the problem of engineering skills shortages in Great Britain.

The article reports on the increase of jobs at BAE Systems Land & Armaments in Barrow, England. It cites that the decision of the British Defence Secretary Liam Fox to design the next generation of nuclear submarines have created 200 engineering jobs at the company. It mentions that the company is looking for different type of professionals. such as engineering managers, structural engineers and naval architects.

The article reports on the plan of Micron Technology Inc. to hire more engineers at its imaging design center in Bracknell, England. The facility is focused entirely on the production of the building blocks and design methodology to produce embedded logic products. The plan came after reporting solid fourth quarter and fiscal 2006 results. It expects to continue to grow and has been placing advertisements for design engineers.

The article reports on the opening of the Midland Engineering Center by Airbus UK company to employ many of the engineers left without jobs after MG Rover factory in Birmingham closed in 2005. The move was part of Airbus' plans to capitalize on the skills in the Birmingham area, employing 37 engineers with the expectation of 50 by the end of 2006.