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UPDATE FROM THE AEMT SECRETARY Thomas Marks shares the latest news from the Association. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! AS ONE YEAR DRAWS to a close another year of promise begins, and we have plenty to look forward to in 2022. We launched our revised mission statement at the end of 2021 with the circulation of our annual Yearbook. If you haven’t already read them, I recommend visiting our website to view the full statement, including our vision for the future and the values we work by. People are at the heart of our association, and we want to ensure all individuals find something of value in the AEMT offering. We have members from all over the world; the diversity in people, organisations, and ways of working are a resource we should learn to tap into. In 2022, we will be focusing on bringing people together in ways that aim to build relationships, core skills and opportunities. The rewind and repair industry is almost as old as the electric motor itself – as a mature industry, it faces tight competition and squeezed margins. To remain competitive, businesses in mature industries look for ways to create innovative new products and services to engage with customers, increase margins and stay
relevant. Being innovative can be difficult though, one must think differently to others and embrace the change it brings. Fortunately, as engineers we enjoy problem solving, and in 2022 we’d like to help you innovate. On Friday, January 28th, we will host our first session with Eureka! Europe on this subject and encourage company owners and directors to attend this session. We are particularly hampered by a lack of engineering talent in the UK. The young aren’t interested in engineering anymore because they aren’t being taught the skills they need in schools. We would like to team up with an organisation called Primary Engineer to play our part in remedying this. Primary Engineer works with primary schools to provide teaching aids and teacher information so that engineering can be taught better in these schools. By engaging children before they move to secondary school, we’re paving the way for future engineers to recruit. Look out for more information in future issues of Renew Magazine to see how you can do your part to help too. I look forward to finding ways to innovate and engage the young this year. If you’ve any comments or suggestions on what you would like to see from the AEMT, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us, one of the council members or the President. You can email me at thomas@aemt.co.uk or call +44 (0)1904 674 899.
Forthcoming AEMT led Courses & Events COURSE TITLE
START DATE
LOCATION
Ex Refresher
25 January 2022
Online (UK)
Innovation Engineering System
28 January 2022
Online
Ex Theory
01 March 2022
York
Ex Hands-On
03 March 2022
York
Ex Refresher
03 March 2022
York
AEMT Networking Meeting, UK Northern Area
10 March 2022
UK, Northern Area
Ex Theory
14 March 2022
Indonesia
Ex Refresher
16 March 2022
Indonesia
Ex Hands-on
16 March 2022
Indonesia
AEMT Football Event
02 April 2022
Goals Sheffield
Ex Refresher
05 April 2022
Loughborough
AEMT Networking Meeting, UK Midlands Area
05 May 2022
UK, Midlands Area
Ex Theory
10 May 2022
Loughborough
Ex Hands-On
12 May 2022
Loughborough
Ex Refresher
12 May 2022
Loughborough
Ex Refresher
17 May 2022
Loughborough
For more information or to book any of the couses listed please visit www.ex-repair.com
All classroom-based training is scheduled subject to the COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time. Full details of the safety procedures being applied to classroom-based courses can be found on the course website. Quarter 1 2022
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