{"id":93062,"date":"2018-06-20T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f38c6a48785c2acbd49d722f66f1de62"},"modified":"2018-06-20T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T23:15:07","slug":"news-story-lego-teams-up-with-year-of-engineering-campaign-to-inspire-and-develop-the-engineers-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=93062","title":{"rendered":"News story: LEGO\u00ae teams up with Year of Engineering campaign to inspire and develop the engineers of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<ul>\n<li>LEGO\u00ae teams up with the Year of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology for the Engineers of the Future roadshow, giving schoolchildren from across the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr> the opportunity to meet engineers and to experience hands-on learning with <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/education.lego.com\/en-gb\">LEGO\u00ae Education<\/a> solutions<\/li>\n<li>the collaboration will build on the success of the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstlegoleague.org\/\">FIRST\u00ae LEGO\u00ae League<\/a> to reach a diverse group of children with the aim to inspire and develop the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr>\u2019s engineers of the future<\/li>\n<li>the Year of Engineering is a government-led campaign to tackle a major skills gap and lack of diversity in the profession, by showing children from all backgrounds the variety, creativity and opportunity of engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The building blocks to a lifelong passion for engineering could be a step closer for thousands of children across the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr>, as LEGO\u00ae has announced its support for a national campaign to bring children face to face with engineering experiences and role models.<\/p>\n<p>The Engineers of the Future roadshow will be heading to primary schools across the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr> this autumn as part of the government\u2019s Year of Engineering campaign. Led by engineers equipped with LEGO\u00ae Education solutions, including <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/education.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/wedo-2\">LEGO\u00ae Education WeDo 2.0<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/education.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/mindstorms-ev3\">LEGO\u00ae Education MINDSTORMS\u00ae EV3<\/a> , the roadshow aims to inspire children by giving them access to quality hands-on learning experiences and by helping them to discover the exciting opportunities that are possible for all young aspiring engineers.<\/p>\n<p>For many of the children taking part it will also be their first chance to meet engineers face to face, giving them career role models from different backgrounds and helping transform perceptions of what it means to be an engineer.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for the Year of Engineering, Nusrat Ghani, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Engineers are at the forefront of technology and infrastructure advances which are shaping all of our lives, from how we communicate and travel to tackling major challenges in healthcare and the environment. But the opportunities of this creative, innovative and hugely important profession are all too often misunderstood and overlooked by young people and their parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">That\u2019s why I\u2019m thrilled to announce our collaboration with LEGO\u00ae as part of the Year of Engineering. LEGO\u00ae\u2019s enduring popularity is testament to the curiosity, ingenuity and creativity that make so many children natural engineers, and Engineers of the Future is a chance to build on this \u2013 helping young people from all backgrounds discover how these skills could be their passport to a varied, well-paid and exciting career that makes a real difference to the world around them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Government Year of Engineering Envoy, Steven Metcalfe, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I\u2019m delighted to be joining with local schools, LEGO\u00ae and the Institution of Engineering and Technology at Sage <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr>, for this fantastic launch event. The Engineers of the Future roadshow will give school children across the country a unique perspective on the exciting opportunities engineering presents when it hits the road in the autumn. If it\u2019s greeted as enthusiastically when it travels the country as it has been in Newcastle then it should prove a tremendous success and an inspiring introduction to the world of engineering for children across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the collaboration will build on FIRST\u00ae LEGO\u00ae League \u2013 a global and <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr>-wide challenge that sees students take on engineering challenges to tackle global problems, from hydro-electricity to space exploration. Engineers of the Future aims to bring this competition to a wider group of young people, through both the schools roadshow and the Engineers of the Future challenge, a competition that encourages FIRST\u00ae LEGO\u00ae League teams to share their experience with other local schools and create inspiring films of their projects. The winning teams will get the chance to showcase their inventions and films at a special event in Parliament later this year, aimed at demonstrating the importance of modern engineering skills to MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Camilla Bottke, Head of LEGO\u00ae Education After School and Competition, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">For more than 35 years it has been our mission to inspire and develop all children, equipping them with the right skills to empower them to succeed, whatever their background and whatever their ambition. Our experience shows us the importance of supporting the development of <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> skills in children from an early age. We are delighted to be part of the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr> government\u2019s Year of Engineering initiative to further our commitment to developing these important <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> skills in children across the country and leveraging technology to give children the opportunity to become aspiring engineers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nigel Fine, Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (<abbr title=\"Institution of Engineering and Technology\">IET<\/abbr>), said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The <abbr title=\"Institution of Engineering and Technology\">IET<\/abbr> is the delivery partner for FIRST\u00ae LEGO\u00ae League in the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr> and Ireland. We are extremely proud to be working with both LEGO\u00ae and the government to inspire the engineers of the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The need for young people with <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> skills has never been greater and the Year of Engineering provides us with a brilliant platform to showcase the fantastic opportunities available to those who follow a career path into the profession. Working with students at the Engineers of the Future roadshows will be a great reminder of why the <abbr title=\"Institution of Engineering and Technology\">IET<\/abbr> is working to engineer a better world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LEGO\u00ae is the latest company to announce its support for the Year of Engineering, joining the likes of Apple, Usborne and the BBC along with more than 1,400 other businesses, charities, schools and colleges.<\/p>\n<p>The engineering profession needs 203,000 skilled people each year to 2024, and has an <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringuk.com\/research\/at-a-glance-2017\">annual shortage of 20,000 graduates<\/a>. The workforce also faces a major lack of diversity \u2013 only 12% of engineers are female and just 6% come from black, Asian or minority ethnic groups. The campaign aims to help change this by giving young people in all corners of the <abbr title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/abbr> the chance to take a closer look at engineering by experiencing it for themselves \u2013 from meeting engineering role models in their school to taking part in hands on activities and workshops or engineering open doors events with their families.<\/p>\n<p>This summer the Year of Engineering is inviting children to get curious and creative during the school holidays with The Holiday Makers campaign which encourages them to collect engineering experiences and take part in activities at home for the chance to win prizes and wow their classmates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Find out more about the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EngineersOfTheFuture\">Engineers of the Future Challenge<\/a> and how schools can get involved.<\/p>\n<p>For details of Year of Engineering events and activities taking part across the country, including how kids can take part in the Holiday Makers challenge, head to <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yearofengineering.gov.uk\">www.yearofengineering.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_3401\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Year of Engineering enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Media enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 3021\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Out of hours media enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 4292\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Switchboard<\/span><br \/>\n              0300 330 3000\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineers of the Future collaboration will allow children to get hands-on with LEGO\u00ae Education solutions and develop STEM skills through programming challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}