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www.imeche.org EDUCATION & SKILLS IMECHE PERSPECTIVE Peter Finegold Head of Education & Skills Volunteer Conference 2015 5 Sep 2015
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EDUCATION & SKILLSIMECHE PERSPECTIVE
Peter FinegoldHead of Education & Skills
Volunteer Conference 20155 Sep 2015
INDUSTRY AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
20% of 15-16 year olds are aiming to get jobs in ‘culture, media & sport’, though the sector accounts for 2.5% of jobs
2.4% at age 17-18 wish to become engineers... 2.5% want to be actors
NOTHING IN COMMON: THE CAREER ASPIRATION OF YOUNG BRITONS MAPPED AGAINST LABOUR MARKET DEMANDEDUCATION AND EMPLOYERS TASKFORCE
INDUSTRY AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
Do nothing
INTERVENTION LADDER NUFFIELD COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS
HOW TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE?
Provide informationEnable choice
Change defaultIncentivise
Create disincentives Restrict choice
Eliminate choice
• Six essays produced by radical thinkers informing…
• Two day workshop in June 2015 at RAEng and IMechE
• Commissioned research from ICM with teachers, parents, pupils, engineers and employers
• Subsequent follow-up survey
• Report published in October 2015
CHANGING THE DEFAULT:BIG IDEAS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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Most powerful factors for encouraging boys/ girls to consider pursuing technical training and engineering career paths (N=1487)
Nothing would encourage
Don’t know
Increase the age to drop maths and science subjects
Greater emphasis on problem-based learning
Embed engineering in school science and maths
Increase opps to design and make things in schools
Promote value of creativity in engineering
Greater promotion of what engineering is and its contributions to society
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Views on whether engineering is viewed as a high status/important profession in society today• Under a quarter (21%) of engineers agree that engineering is seen as a high status/important profession in society
today. This figure is much higher amongst all other groups and is highest amongst 17-18 year olds (66%) and employers (64%)
Parents 17-18 years old Children Teachers Engineers Employers
3% 3% 3% 7%
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Strongly disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Strongly agree
Q19. Would you agree or disagree that engineering is seen as a high status/important profession in society today? Base: Parents (1007); Teachers (125); Engineers (76); 17-18 year olds (100) ; Employers (178)
59% 66% 21%62%52%Net: Agree 64%
• Promote engineering as people-focused, problem-solving, and socially beneficial
• Enhance engineering and the 'made world' throughout school
• Broaden routes into engineering degree courses by having more flexible entry requirements
• Maintain a broad curriculum for all young people up to the age of 18
• More problem-based, contextualised STEM learning to develop engineering thinking skills
• Nurture engineering ways of thinking in all young people to enhance general life skills
• Create more spaces and opportunities in schools for young people to make things
BIG IDEAS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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• Report published in October
• Firm recommendations forming the basis of future research work and education campaign/strategy
• Through our media and public affairs team attempt to win policy support for the message that we need to make changes to our education system and the future of engineering cannot simply rely on informal learning and the goodwill of volunteers
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