Innovate UK’s ‘Driving the Electric Revolution’ challenge, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £4.5 million in projects building talent for the future.

The aim of this competition is to create and deliver course content and materials that will support skills, talent and training across Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) manufacturing and supply chains; building awareness of PEMD and filling key gaps in the UK’s workforce talent and training capabilities.

Opportunities could include but are not limited to:

  • schools’ engagement
  • apprenticeships and internships
  • upskilling and reskilling of existing workforce
  • technical courses and vocational training
  • undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD)

The ‘Building Talent for the Future 2’ competition has two strands:

  • for projects with costs up to £50,000 (this strand)
  • full stage for projects invited following a successful expression of interest application

See: Competition overview – Driving the Electric Revolution: Building Talent for the Future 2 – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)