Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance

SEMTA is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies sector within the UK and was established in April 2003. SEMTA's footprint covers the core science, engineering technology sectors across the UK economy. It has responsibility for science, technology and mathematics based occupations wherever they exist in the economy. The sector covers the main engineering manufacturing groups of aerospace, biotechnology, electrical engineering, electronics, electrical equipment, forensic science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, meteorology motor vehicle manufacture, nanotechnology, optical manufacture, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding/ship repair/ boat building and repair.

SEMTA covers 100,000 companies employing 2.5 million people in the UK and providing up to 10% of UK GDP

www.semta.org.uk