Atlas Copco is supplying smart assembly solutions, including tooling, data analytics and operator guidance to help establish a national benchmark for electrification skills, creating a workforce pathway that meets employer needs, government targets, and the UK's Net Zero ambitions.
Every wind turbine we put up, every solar panel we install, every battery storage facility we construct helps protect families from future energy shocks. Storing energy is key to reaching clean power by 2030 and building an energy system that can bring down energy bills for good. The Birmingham Battery Manufacturing Skills Pathway is at the forefront of equipping the battery manufacturing workforce with the expertise needed to power a sustainable future.
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Bridging the skills gap in the UK’s first accredited battery training programme
Birmingham B-MSP is industry-led and workforce-focused. Developed with leading manufacturers, technology pioneers, and education institutions, it delivers a recognised, transferable qualification accredited by City & Guilds.
Through hands-on training, powered by Atlas Copco smart factory solutions, trainees are equipped with the technical expertise and industry insight needed to thrive in battery manufacturing environments.
We’re especially proud to have Atlas Copco as a supporter of the project. Their contribution of advanced DC tools is helping us deliver hands-on training that mirrors real-world manufacturing environments, giving learners the confidence and competence to succeed in high-performance settings.
Empowering the next generation of sustainable manufacturing
As a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, Atlas Copco’s tooling gives trainees an insight into new data-driven technologies, digitalisation, automation and creating smart factories that are productive, operator-friendly and material and energy efficient. Or in other words, a major leap forward in the transition to more sustainable industrial manufacturing. Atlas Copco’s tools give trainees the chance to work with clear operator guidance and handle high voltage safely.
Employers benefit from a structured, scalable training solution that reduces onboarding time and ensures alignment with production needs and CSR. The industry gains a strong talent pipeline that feeds the wider battery sector talent pool, ensuring a skilled workforce to sustain the UK’s NetZero transition.
By integrating emerging technologies and future market needs, B-MSP is establishing itself as the benchmark standard for battery workforce development, which will help to reinforce the UK’s position as a leader in sustainable manufacturing. As a strategic partner to manufacturers across many sectors and a leader in advanced EV battery assembly solutions, Atlas Copco is privileged to lend its expertise and technology to this important project. Together with our Smart Factory Innovation Centre in Wolverhampton, our involvement with the University of Birmingham underpins our commitment to supporting long-term manufacturing in the Midlands and rest of the UK.
