Educational Charity The Smallpeice Trust Seeks 100 Budding Engineers
Educational charity The Smallpeice Trust will be running an Engineering Experience course at the University of Wolverhampton from 5th to 8th July 2011, giving eighty 13 and 14 year old (Year 9) students, the opportunity to explore the subject of engineering through a series of real-life challenges.
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, February 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Independent educational charity The Smallpeice Trust is now recruiting students to take part in their 2011 residential course programme. Any student between the ages of 13 to 17 can apply to attend a wide range of subsidised four-day residential courses which take place at universities nationwide. Subjects include Engineering Materials, Low Carbon Energy, Marine Technology, Mobile Communications and Nuclear Marine Engineering. These are designed to attract students that have an interest or natural flair in Science, Maths, Design or Technology to consider a career in engineering.
The Smallpeice Trust will be running an Engineering Experience course at the University of Wolverhampton, Telford Campus, from 5th to 8th July 2011. Sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the course will offer eighty 13 and 14 year old (Year 9) students, the opportunity to explore the subject of engineering through a series of real-life challenges. Competing in teams, students will work with young role model engineers from IMechE affiliated companies, who will guide them through every stage of product development, from initial concepts to final testing. They will be confronted with real-life issues throughout the process, including the need to work within a budget and make the project commercially viable.
Some of the projects from a similar course last year included building a 4x4 vehicle which was tested on a track full of obstacles, building a model boat with helipad and constructing a civilian bridge with intricate details and accuracy in measurement.
IMechE Head of Education, Chris Kirby, said: “Society needs creative, inquisitive problem solvers to help meet the challenges of the future. This residential course opens young people’s eyes to the excitement and the world of opportunity that engineering offers.”
All Smallpeice courses are designed to improve core skills such as team building, communication and problem solving and are also linked to the National Curriculum. By attending one of our courses students will gain experience of university life and industry that will accelerate their personal development and their potential for greater academic achievement.
The course is subsidised and costs £145 for 4-days full board, all course materials and supervised social activities.
Students are advised to apply early as applications are reviewed and places offered on a first come first served basis. Application forms can be accessed from www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk or by telephoning 01926 333200.
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Notes to editors
Attention Press:
Media are invited to come along during the course to view the students in action. Contact The Smallpeice Trust if you would like to attend.
About The Smallpeice Trust:
The Smallpeice Trust is an independent charitable trust which promotes engineering as a career, primarily through the provision of residential courses for young people aged 13 to 18.
The Smallpeice Trust was founded in 1966 by Dr Cosby Smallpeice, a pioneering engineer and inventor of the Smallpeice Lathe. Following the stock market flotation of his company Martonair, Dr Smallpeice invested his energy and part of his personal fortune to set up the Trust to ensure that British industry could continuously benefit from his proven design and engineering philosophies: “Simplicity in design, economy in production.”
The Trust is now governed by an eminent board of non-executive trustees and members from a diverse range of engineering, industry, educational and professional bodies.
In 2009/10, The Smallpeice Trust ran 30 residential courses for 1,700 school-aged students at universities across the country, with girls accounting for 38%. In addition, 15,977 students attended a Smallpeice in-school STEM masterclass.
A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses
For more information about The Smallpeice Trust and the training they provide, please visit www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
About the Institution of Mechanical Engineers:
The IMechE is the global voice for mechanical engineering and supports a vast range of engineering education initiatives across schools and universities. It has over 90,000 members in 120 countries and represents mechanical engineers involved in a diversity of fields such as the automotive, rail, aerospace, medical, power and construction industries to name a few.
The Smallpeice Trust will be running an Engineering Experience course at the University of Wolverhampton, Telford Campus, from 5th to 8th July 2011. Sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the course will offer eighty 13 and 14 year old (Year 9) students, the opportunity to explore the subject of engineering through a series of real-life challenges. Competing in teams, students will work with young role model engineers from IMechE affiliated companies, who will guide them through every stage of product development, from initial concepts to final testing. They will be confronted with real-life issues throughout the process, including the need to work within a budget and make the project commercially viable.
Some of the projects from a similar course last year included building a 4x4 vehicle which was tested on a track full of obstacles, building a model boat with helipad and constructing a civilian bridge with intricate details and accuracy in measurement.
IMechE Head of Education, Chris Kirby, said: “Society needs creative, inquisitive problem solvers to help meet the challenges of the future. This residential course opens young people’s eyes to the excitement and the world of opportunity that engineering offers.”
All Smallpeice courses are designed to improve core skills such as team building, communication and problem solving and are also linked to the National Curriculum. By attending one of our courses students will gain experience of university life and industry that will accelerate their personal development and their potential for greater academic achievement.
The course is subsidised and costs £145 for 4-days full board, all course materials and supervised social activities.
Students are advised to apply early as applications are reviewed and places offered on a first come first served basis. Application forms can be accessed from www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk or by telephoning 01926 333200.
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Notes to editors
Attention Press:
Media are invited to come along during the course to view the students in action. Contact The Smallpeice Trust if you would like to attend.
About The Smallpeice Trust:
The Smallpeice Trust is an independent charitable trust which promotes engineering as a career, primarily through the provision of residential courses for young people aged 13 to 18.
The Smallpeice Trust was founded in 1966 by Dr Cosby Smallpeice, a pioneering engineer and inventor of the Smallpeice Lathe. Following the stock market flotation of his company Martonair, Dr Smallpeice invested his energy and part of his personal fortune to set up the Trust to ensure that British industry could continuously benefit from his proven design and engineering philosophies: “Simplicity in design, economy in production.”
The Trust is now governed by an eminent board of non-executive trustees and members from a diverse range of engineering, industry, educational and professional bodies.
In 2009/10, The Smallpeice Trust ran 30 residential courses for 1,700 school-aged students at universities across the country, with girls accounting for 38%. In addition, 15,977 students attended a Smallpeice in-school STEM masterclass.
A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses
For more information about The Smallpeice Trust and the training they provide, please visit www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
About the Institution of Mechanical Engineers:
The IMechE is the global voice for mechanical engineering and supports a vast range of engineering education initiatives across schools and universities. It has over 90,000 members in 120 countries and represents mechanical engineers involved in a diversity of fields such as the automotive, rail, aerospace, medical, power and construction industries to name a few.
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The Smallpeice Trust:
Gemma Murphy
01926 333214
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
or contact:
Claire Fisher
01926 333203
clairef@smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Gemma Murphy
01926 333214
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
or contact:
Claire Fisher
01926 333203
clairef@smallpeicetrust.org.uk
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