STEMNET
Kirsten Bodley, chief executive, STEMNET.
Despite the highly fertile job market for those with the right aptitude and talents, we are facing a projected skills shortage.
more supporting in other ways. ST Robotics, an SME in Cambridge, makes bench top robots for use in industry. The electronics company employs twenty staff from the local area and was looking for ways to engage the wider community with their work. They turned to STEMNET for assistance. Following discussions, ST Robotics developed and financed a programme of robotics-based activity for local schools. The project will be facilitated by STEM Ambassadors at every stage and it is planned to be made available to all Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire schools.
This innovative approach saw ST Robotics awarded the Most Dedicated Employer at the 2012 STEMNET Awards. “As a small local employer, the STEM Ambassador Programme has provided a great platform for ST Robotics to connect with the community and help students in the area
Elizabeth Orchard, winner of the Most Dedicated STEM Ambassador 2012.
realise their potential in STEM careers,” said Geena Chako, ST Robotics applications engineer and STEM Ambassador. “A third of our workforce currently takes part in activities with local schools and this award recognises what can be achieved when industry collaborates with students to access the skills employers need.”
For more information about how STEMNET can help your business engage with schools to inspire students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including registering as a STEM Ambassador, go to:
http://www.stemnet.org.uk/
Blair Hutton, former IED Deign Ambassador says: “Having had exposure to the engineering skillset required from a school level right up to a professional level, the work of STEMNET is essential in retaining the UK’s interest in our technical sectors
from an early age and so nurturing the engineers of the future.
“They help to illustrate the application of knowledge and methods learnt from an early age, which might otherwise appear no more than academic.
“Most pupils and students can learn enough to pass exams but it is the knowing how to use this in a practical way to solve problems that makes a good engineer.
“STEMNET can make learning engineering practice as rewarding and fun as it is at the business end and so help bridge the shortfall that our industry bemoans.
“They can oil the wheels between academia and industry which, when working together, can make or break the aspirations of any prospective engineer.”
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