EngineeringUK launches EUK Education to inspire STEM careers

Engineering and technology employs 6.3 million people in the UK, accounting for 19% of all jobs, but the sector is facing a huge skills and labour shortage. More young people from all backgrounds are needed to create a diverse workforce and made aware of the wide range of STEM roles available and the many different routes into these careers.

The new EUK Education site is a ‘one stop shop’ and brings together STEM programmes and best free STEM education and career resources previously hosted by charity, EngineeringUK.

Head of Careers, Eleanor Eyre, commented: “Teachers and career leaders are at the heart of everything we do. We know from our close work with schools and colleges the many challenges out there. We want to support you in the vital STEM work you do.”

“We hope having all our fantastic free resources in one place from our flagship annual event, The Big Bang Fair, to our new Climate Schools Programme and careers and STEM resources will really help in your role of inspiring more young people into rewarding, interesting, and lucrative STEM careers.”

EUK Education offers:                                     

• Up-to-date information about careers in engineering and tech, how to get into them and what skills employers need.  
• Careers resources and activities to get young people thinking about a possible future in technology and engineering.  
• Free programmes to support teachers deliver engaging lessons that help embed curriculum content while showing how it links to real jobs. 
• Opportunities to meet and hear from inspiring people working in STEM jobs and the companies they work for.
• Funding to run STEM drop down days, access costed programmes and give students more opportunities.  
• Role models and inspiring professionals, school students can relate to.  
• Signposting to quality assured outreach activities, available online and in person.   

EUK Education brings together everything EngineeringUK does for teachers, career leaders, and young people – the engineering and tech professionals of the future.

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week,  EUK’s annual celebration of engineering, science, and tech, takes place once again between 11–15 November 2024 with the theme ‘Power up your passion’ showing young people engineering isn’t just hard hats and construction but about problem solving, innovation, creativity, and making a difference in a wide range of careers. Linking young people to STEM employers, the week-long campaign features resources from ‘Day in the Life’ films on engineers to a panel where young people can chat to engineers about their work. 

EngineeringUK Chief Executive Dr Hilary Leevers said: “We hope having all our fantastic free resources and programmes like our new ‘Climate Schools Programme, Energy Quest, and Tomorrow’s Engineers’ plus STEM resources and careers will really help the teaching and careers community – and ultimately the sector – in inspiring more young people into rewarding, interesting, and lucrative STEM careers.”