The Future Skills Podcast

In this week's instalment of the Future Skills Podcast, our very own Katy guest hosts with Dan Taylor on the other end of the mic! This time the tables have turned and it's Dan who's getting interrogated!

For the end part of our series, The Future Skills Podcast has decided to take out some best bits and gather them into question categories. In this episode, we dive deeper into the "Origin Stories" of some of our guests on our Podcasts.

For the end part of our series, The Future Skills Podcast has decided to take out some best bits and gather them into question categories. In this episode, we dive deeper into the "What advice would you give to your younger self?" question and highlight what everyone has covered in relation to this question!

Dan is joined by Scott Manson from Morrison Data Services in this latest episode of The Knowledge Hub. Scott is responsible for the Head of Technical Safety at MDS. Dan talks with Scott about how he got into the sector and where the training will be heading, also covering what's happening at MDS at the moment.

In a different spin to the podcast Dan is joined by Katy Garside and Mariam Hussain from Universal Skills Group, Dan, Katy and Mariam discuss USG's apprenticeship provision and their continuous improvement plans.

In this instalment of The Future Skills Podcast,  our very own Sharnie Rose talks with Stephanie Ward, a Female Electrician starting up in the industry. Sharnie and Stephanie talk through how she got into the industry and the path she's come down to get to where she is now.

Dan is joined by Paul Mumford from Search Energy in this latest episode of The Knowledge Hub. Paul is responsible for a large Smart Metering workforce and has worked in the energy sector for over 20 years, Dan discusses the opportunities within the Smart Metering industry, the new entrant training route and the progression routes Paul has seen so far with his team, plus further progression routes to come in the future.

In this instalment of The Future Skills podcast Mike Gadd from YESSS Electrical joins Dan Taylor to talk all things EV. They talk about the EV sector in general and all the changes to the Domestic Grant Funding coming in 2022.

In this instalment of The Future Skills Podcast, Michaela Wain from Design & Build and finalist of the Apprentice joins our very own Sharnie Rose. Michaela is an entrepreneur and runs several companies, one being a lead generation platform which give information for new and upcoming projects in the North West.  Sharnie talks with Michaela about her upbringing, businesses and about her passion for "women in construction". Sharnie herself has a background in construction now engineering and both share their thoughts on why women are not entering a male dominated industry and their thoughts on how they can.  *Disclaimer - this video does contain some colourful language*

In this instalment of the podcast Stephen Smith from EV Comply joins Dan, EV Comply offer a 'Business in a Box' solution for the EV industry and provide all of the support needed for installers and companies ensuring they are fully compliant with installations and government grant paperwork (OZEV). Dan also talks with Stephen about his background, how Stephen got into the Electrical industry and how his journey has taken him to CEO at EV-Comply.