Employer engagement

This is a CPD tool designed for teachers. It explores a basic understanding of what engineering thinking is and how it links to design thinking. The resource is broken down into:

• engineering skills
• disruptive innovation
• engineering skills development (linking to key engineering developments in history)
• simple design exercises.

CANDOO® is a fun and engaging game designed to get young learners thinking about and discussing STEM-based careers. It can be played as a game on its own or built into wider careers activities.

You can purchase this resource from the website.

Sci4Us have launched a video series, challenging professionals to explain their job at 3-levels: primary school, secondary school and GCSE.

A careers resource package, featuring videos from a broad range of people working in the space sector along with PowerPoint presentation, teacher resources, student worksheet and ideas for hosting a mini careers event.

‘Globally Responsible Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’ (GRC-STEM) – will help the growing number of job-seekers looking for employment with organisations that prioritise sustainable and ethical concerns.

This online resource asks each individual a series of questions concerning:

1. Their personal requirements from a career and considering their interests in science and technology;
2. The type of work they are interested in; and
3. Their ethical concerns, bearing in mind the global issues that face society.

Learn about successful Cornerstone Employer Groups – how they work and what they have achieved. This resource includes a variety of case studies from some of our regional Careers Hubs.

If you wish to share further case studies, please download, complete and submit the template to employers@careersandenterprise.co.uk. 

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Birmingham Careers Hub – gives an overview of their recent work on Removing Barriers: supporting SEND students, with HS2, Wilmott Dixon, Jacobs and others.

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Dorset Careers Hub – gives an overview of their recent work on Vocational pathways, including T levels, with J.P. Morgan.

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Leicester and Leicestershire Careers Hub highlighting recent work on Digital Skills, with Cadent.

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Liverpool City Region Careers Hub highlighting recent work on Vocational pathways with The Regena Group, Keepmoat Homes, Jaguar Land Rover and others.

Bring virtual work experience into your maths classroom!

We have collaborated with employers including Capital One, CACI, Experian, and Facebook to bring you this brilliant collection of FREE KS3/4 resources. 

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Inspiring Tomorrow's Engineers 

Our ambition is to inform and inspire young people and grow the number and diversity of tomorrow’s engineers. We support employers and the wider engineering community to achieve this collective aim and engage directly with schools via our outreach programmes.

Check out some of our resources here!