Links with Industry

Young Engineers Clubs in Primary and Secondary schools have found that they are most likely to get industrial help through local companies and parents. Companies often like to partner with a local school to enhance their community links. Remember that people who come into school to work with students will require to be Disclosure Scotland checked.

The various ways the company may be able to assist you are:

• offer advice
• provide help with construction (welding, electronics etc)
• provide materials
• sponsor some activity
• offer a visit to the company
• provide a visiting engineer
  

When approaching a company for support be enthusiatic about your club and inform them about the benefits of linking up with your club:

• enhance their community image
• attract better young staff
• attract young people into science, engineering and technology.
• show that science, engineering and technology is enterprising, creative, exciting and challenging.
• show that science, engineering and technology requires many skills and talents.

Click on the link to read about existing clubs Links with Industry.