July 2019

| NEWS | www.rittal.c R XN Discover the Edge. Smart Solutions. Real Business. pursue them consistently through their educational journey, and many able students lose the thread into STEM related careers. We’ve now bridged the gaps between each phase of their education and will give school children an idea of what belonging to a professional body in a highly professional environment feels like.” With the UK facing a skills crisis across many sectors, forming a steady bedrock of professional skills formulated around engineering can only be a good thing. It is widely recognised that engineering skills are highly transferable and therefore can underpin a wide range of career paths and destinations. The importance of encouraging the next generation of engineers, data scientists, and other professions from a young age has never been more acute. Moreover, in an age of transformation that will have a dramatic effect on the future job market, the skills that best serve the future workforce are those which require a project-based skills approach, including problem-finding, problem-solving, systems thinking and implementation skills. Primary Engineer is a leading proponent of projects that bring together industry, teachers and pupils throughout the UK, and engages with over 60,000 pupils annually through its various programmes. For Dr Scurlock, the ambition to combine curriculum experiences with extra-curricular and outside of school experiences into a cohesive structure that allows students to continue to feed their enthusiasm for learning throughout their own education, is the final piece of the STEM puzzle. Dr Scurlock added: “With an open, inclusive, practical approach, the institutions can become the backbone of skills-based STEM education in the UK. Now the real work begins, and we are calling for teachers, pupils and industry to get behind the Institutions and help us make them a platform to an exciting career that all pupils deserve.” To find out more about the institutions, including how children, teachers, schools and enterprises can get involved please visit: www.onedotall.com