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Schools need to teach young people about different sectors and industry and not just academic subjects

hwstpa — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:35:33 +0000

If we want to get more young people interested in following a career in engineering then we need to be able to get this information into schools at years 8 and 9 (ages 13-14 years) Waiting until they are in the final years of their education is too late, young people need to know what engineering is all about and the different career pathways at a much earlier age so that they can chose the right options to follow at Year 9

Maths, IT and sciences are key subjects required by the engineering sector, especially physics, but young people dont know this. Ask a young person 'what is engineering' 95% wont know the answer!! No wonder we have an ageing workforce in engineering and a shortage of young people applying through Apprenticeships - especially females

Schools crying out for engineering workshops

hwstpa — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:20:12 +0000

Within 12 hours of an email to all 29 Secondary schools across Worcestershire with the offer of Engineering information workshops and Apprenticeship Opportunities for Years 11-13, we had 12 schools request a workshop

Schools want more information about many sector areas in relation to Apprenticeships and engineering is at the top of their list

We have promoted females into engineering which has raised a lot of interest with our schools

Sector workshops are the way forward to break down the barriers and get work based learning onto the school agenda for career advice and guidance around apprenticeships

Great video for using in school to explain all about engineering

hwstpa — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:59:17 +0000

I have been using a video on You Tube within schools caleed What is Engineering and its going down really well, its an animated video and explains really well what engineering is all about - check it out on U Tube

Tomorrows Engineers website has loads of really usful resources and tools aimed at parents, learners, employers, teachers career advisors and STEM ambassadors www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk