Background for Media
Engineers Make It Happen is a programme from EngineeringUK. It is a four-year, collaborative UK programme focussed on Wales, Northern Ireland and london.
Launched in October 2008, ‘Engineers Make It Happen’ supports careers events to enthuse school students to study engineering and aims to inspire Further Education (FE) engineering students to successfully complete their courses and pursue careers in the field. EngineeringUK is running the programme in partnership with the SEMTA sector skills council and in association with lecturers, local businesses, policy makers and education, skills and careers organisations and professional engineering institutions. The programme is designed to help meet the demand of national and regional business and industry in the UK for an improved supply of skilled engineers and technicians. The programme involves initiatives to:
- Encourage collaboration between existing organisations which focus on enthusing school-age students about engineering careers;
- Provide funded opportunities with industrial companies and professional engineering institutes for college lecturers to update their industrial knowledge;
- Provide trained, inspirational engineering speakers from engineering industry and research organisations to excite students about engineering careers;
- Offer funded work placements, delivered by expert work placement organisations, to provide students with hands-on experience of industry; and
- Provide careers teachers and advisors with real experience of engineering industry.