What others are saying about the Diploma in MPD

“We have a rapidly growing business and in order to continue to grow the company we are going to rely on finding new workers who have the skills and attitude to keep us innovative. We are selling very well in emerging markets in Asia, and when you are competing on the world stage, it is very important you have people with world-class skills working for you. The Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) will be a path for young people to achieve these world-class skills in the future, either through entering the world of work or via higher education.”

Will Butler-Adams Engineering Director,
Brompton Bicycles Ltd Member of the Diploma Employer Champions Network

“The Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) offers employers a qualification that has been tailored to meet the needs of the industry, ensuring the learner has knowledge and experience of the main aspects and impacts of working in manufacturing in the 21st century. The expectations of the world of work are wide and varied; this qualification aims to equip the learner with the best of starts and an opportunity to develop without having to have a purely academic approach.”

Vanessa Ayres
HR Manager, W.T. Johnsons and Sons

“Princess Yachts has had a long-standing relationship with both schools and local colleges, as we understand how important it is for young people to get an understanding of our business and to help them shape their learning to provide us with the highly skilled workforce we need. The Diploma in MPD will be important in providing employers who aren't based in the large urban centres, with the world-class skills we need to keep our business growing. Princess continues to grow and the biggest constraint on our expansion is finding suitably qualified people in order to maintain the standards we have set.”

Eugene Van-Jaarsveldt
Director of HR, Princess Yachts International Plc
Member of the Diploma Employer Champions Network

“Fripp Design considers the whole concept of the Diploma essential in the 21st century UK economy. Traditional education does not give our young people the pre-requisite practical skills essential for UK businesses to compete in the global economy. Fripp believes that young people will gain more than just academic knowledge; they will learn how essential it is to solve practical problems in the commercial world. Fripp also considers there to be additional benefits for all stakeholders. By learning the practical application of academic learning; young people will be more motivated to want to learn new skills beyond their formal education...something we all will benefit from in the decades to come.”

Sue Roberts
Managing Director, Fripp Design Ltd
Member of the Diploma Employer Champions Network

“For decades, the Engineering and Manufacturing industry has been in decline and we have become a satellite nation relying on goods from other countries. This is an opportunity to reverse the trend by developing the people to make the change happen and supporting that change over the next decade. Only then will we realise the benefit of having supported the Diplomas which will in turn lead to a better quality of staff becoming available to support not only small companies but the larger organisations also.”

Gary Thompson
Managing Director, C2M (UK) Ltd
Member of the Diploma Employer Champions Network