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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.

The article reports on the shift of the center of the engineering sector to the south from its traditional heartland in the Midlands, England. The higher demand for research and design engineers than for manufacturing engineers is affecting the geographical change. The movement of engineers away from the Midlands to take positions in the South East and South West due to the collapse of MG Rover.

The article focuses on the engineers and managers from the Iraqi Ministry of Energy who will be trained in the Midlands, England. The trainees will learn about the structure and strategy of Great Britain power industry including the application of best practice and renewable energy. They will learn about power generation, transmission, distribution and supply as well as health and safety. The course funded by the Iraqi government is taking place in Great Britain to allow the hands on experience that is impossible in Iraq as its power network is being rebuilt.