Primary schools to promote STEM subjects

During their visit to the IMS facility in Fairford, students toured a leading aerospace technology company in their own hometown, developed their skills in CAD by using the appropriate tools and proved their competence by making specialised multi-core cables.

Earlier this year, TT Electronics-IMS announced that its Fairford facility received Nadcap accreditation for Electronics Cable and Harness Assemblies (AC7121). With the recent award in its Fairford facility, TT Electronics-IMS is now one of only two companies in Europe to hold Nadcap certifications for both PCB assembly (AC7120) and cable harness assembly (AC7121). IMS attributes its success in developing business with many of the world’s leading aerospace and defence companies to a culture grounded by innovation, partnership and continuous improvement.

“We are proud to welcome students from the Gloucestershire area to our factory again this year,” said Mark Cook, Site Director, TT Electronics-IMS. “IMS is committed to partnering with educational institutions in order to foster the development of tomorrow’s engineering leaders.”

Working in partnership with GFirst LEP and various local companies, STEMworks has delivered practical computing workshops in 40 primary schools across Gloucestershire. During the project, over 2,000 students were given the opportunity to learn about computing in business and more than 1,200 students participated in the process of building and programming robots.