Engineering Kids’ Future
IFA Comment: IFA supports the early development of engineering talent. Government’s need to address this issue when developing policies for education. Â
Repeatedly acknowledged by all recent UK Governments, STEM subjects are of vital importance to the UK.Â
They are key in delivering on the Government’s ambitions, for a high-skill, high-wage economy, levelling up, facilitating a green industrial revolution, and reinforcing the UK’s position as a science and technology superpower.
The IET wrote an open letter to the UK Government in November 2021 to start work addressing this skills gap. It won’t happen overnight; developing a robust pipeline of engineering talent needs to start with future generations – which is why they’re campaigning for engineering to be integrated into early education.
They held a series of roundtables with experts from industry, academia, education, Government, and STEM providers, from across the UK throughout 2022, and the report summarises our key findings and recommendations.