Programme Partners
“If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.”
- Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965, British Prime Minister
EngineeringUK
‘Engineers Make It Happen’ is facilitated by the EngineeringUK. EngineeringUK is an independent, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote the vital contribution that engineers, and engineering and technology, make to our society. EngineeringUK also aim to inspire people at all levels to pursue careers in engineering and technology.‘
Engineers Make it Happen’ is made possible through the strong support of a group of expert partners. We at EngineeringUK are delighted that the following organisations are working with us to make the Campaign a success:
Funding Partners:
Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning
Invest Northern Ireland
Welsh Assembly Government Department of Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
Practical Partners
Semta
Semta is the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies. Industry owned and led, Semta aims to increase the impact of skilled people throughout the science, engineering and manufacturing technologies sectors. It works with the employers in its sectors to ascertain their current and future skills needs and to provide short and long term skills solutions, whether that be training and skills development, or campaigning with government and other organisations that can change things for the better. Through its labour market intelligence and insights from employers across its sectors, it identifies change needed in education and skills policy and practice and engage with key industry partners and partners in the education and training sector to help increase productivity at all levels in the workforce.
Royal Academy of Engineering
Founded in 1976, The Royal Academy of Engineering promotes the engineering and technological welfare of the country. Our fellowship – comprising the UK’s most eminent engineers – provides the leadership and expertise for our activities, which focus on the relationships between engineering, technology, and the quality of life. As a national academy, we provide independent and impartial advice to Government; work to secure the next generation of engineers; and provide a voice for Britain’s engineering community.
The Nuffield Foundation
“Committed to the careers of young scientists through curriculum development and practical schemes”. The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust established in 1943 by William Morris (Lord Nuffield) the founder of Morris Motors. Our aim is to fund research, development and practical experiment in education, science, social science and social policy.
Elsevier
As the world’s leading publisher of science and health information, Elsevier serves more than 30 million engineers, scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide. Elsevier is proud to play an essential role in the training and education of engineers and to contribute to the advancement of this important field. By delivering world-class information and innovative tools to researchers, students, educators and practitioners worldwide, we help them increase their productivity and effectiveness. We continuously make substantial investments that serve the needs of the global science and health communities.
IMechE
The IMechE is the United Kingdom's qualifying body for mechanical engineers and has been the home of Mechanical Engineers for over 150 years. Around 75,000 engineers world-wide are members.
CIBSE
First established in 1897, and holders of a Royal Charter since 1976, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers is an international professional body and learned society which represents and serves the building services profession. Its publications set the standard for practice and innovation in sustainability and building services worldwide . CIBSE is a Licensed Institution of the Engineering Council UK, and exists ‘to promote the art, science and practice of building services engineering for the public good, and to advance professional development and research in building services engineering’.
Learning and Skills Development Agency Northern Ireland
The Learning and Skills Development AgencyNorthern Ireland (LSDA NI) is part of the Learning and Skills Network (LSN) which is an independent not-for-profit organisation committed to making a difference to learning and skills by improving quality and driving excellence in further education and training. LSDA do this by delivering quality improvement and staff development programmes that support specific government initiatives. This is achieved through research, development, staff training and consultancy and by supplying services directly to any organisation with an interest in high quality education and training. Support is always practical, delivered by skilled staff with wide ranging experience of working in education and training.
PKP Communicators
Phillip Khan-Panni is CEO of PKP Communicators, a company that provides bespoke training programmes in persuasive public speaking, presentation skills and cross cultural communication. He says, “There are armies of people offering presentation skills training. What distinguishes us is our ability to help you find the right message to make your proposition distinctive and appealing. It will enable you project the compelling differences that get you the business.” Phillip has probably won more speech contests than anyone in Europe, including UK champion a record seven times, and he is the UK’s only World Silver Medallist in Public Speaking. He is a founder of the Professional Speakers Association and of 4C International Ltd., specialists in cross cultural training.