Two launch days were required to accommodate the numbers and were held on Monday 8th January at AMRC Training Centre, and Tuesday 23rd January at Magna, Rotherham. This year there are 12 teams of students have teamed up with 12 companies.
Students aged 13-16 have been teamed up with local engineering, manufacturing and technology businesses. The 12 schools will be working on a bespoke project set out by the businesses. At the end of the challenge each of the teams will be presenting to a panel of judges on their projects at Get up to Speed with STEM on Wednesday 18th April 2018.
This year’s 12 teams are:
Sponsored by The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) each challenge is set by a business to simulate an actual business problem, giving insight into the daily challenges faced in industry. The challenges enable participants not only to understand product design and development, but also taking the product to market, contributing directly to enterprise and entrepreneurship skills.
If you would like to know how to support our work, become a work-wise employer or how your school, students or son/daughter can benefit from the programme then please contact: [email protected]
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