North East schools and industry experts celebrate our young engineers
Release date: 02/07/2008
Over 100 students from schools across the North East showcased their engineering talents to industry experts yesterday (1st July).
The event, organised by EEF, recognises young peoples’ ability and inspires them to pursue a career in engineering. The Young Engineers for Britain Regional Final climaxed with Andrew Dunn from Yarm School walking away as the North East’s Young Engineer for Britain. Andrew will represent the region at the National Young Engineers for Britain final in London.
Organiser Geoff Clack from EEF said “Many of the projects demonstrated the ability these your engineers have to recognise the essential role of engineering.
“Andrew’s flood defence for housing is a commercial product that provides a solution to a current problem, his ability to recognise a problem and engineer a solution is an essential skill in any engineering company.”
The event celebrates the best engineering work carried out in schools and colleges, strengthens the link between education and industry and encourages engineering project work in schools as pupils develop and engineer a commercial project.
At a time when North East companies are having difficulty in trying to recruit highly skilled engineers, this event offers a timely reminder to these young engineers that there is a very bright future in tomorrow’s world of manufacturing and engineering.
Tony Sarginson, Regional Manager at EEF said “It’s fantastic to see so many young people being so enthusiastic about engineering. You can’t underestimate the impact this experience will have on their development.”
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The region will also be represented in the final of the KNEX Challenge in London, a live competition for primary school pupils. Katie Fawcett and Louise Cunningham from Mortimer Primary School, South Shields, were crowned regional champions by completing the challenge.
The Young Engineers in Britain is supported by a number of industry specialists who recognise the importance of encouraging people to take an interest in engineering at a young age. Companies such as EEF, CAV Aerospace and Rolls Royce appreciate the importance of skills development in schools.
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For more information contact Jenny Russell 0191 4165656 jenniferrussell@eefnorthern.org.uk
EEF has more than 500 member companies in the North East of England and provides the most cost effective legal, employment law, employee relations and HS&E advice and training in the UK.
EEF employs teams of HR and employment specialists and has access to more than 60 lawyers and barristers to help its members understand the issues associated with the ever increasing introduction of legislation and regulation.
Membership of EEF gives immediate unlimited access to the team of specialists - including the largest specialist employment law team in the UK, which provides professional no-nonsense advice and guidance either by telephone or in person.
In addition, EEF represents the interests of its members at UK Government, European and international level, and can provide advice and support on issues and legislation that can affect almost every aspect of business.
Visit www.eef.org.uk/northern for further information