Aerospace giant Aircelle has backed a government scheme to get more youngsters, especially females, interested in engineering careers. The firm…welcomed 350 people to its Bancroft Road site as part of the Tomorrow’s Engineers event. The company hopes to persuade more girls to take up apprenticeships in the industry…According to the Women’s Engineering Society, a network of women engineers, scientists and technologists, only six per cent of the engineering workforce in the UK is female…Aircelle chairman and chief executive officer…said: “With women making up about 25 per cent of the Safran [Aircelle’s parent company] workforce, including hundreds in key operational positions, we are committed to gender equality…”