Aberdeen Science Centre, 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5TU
Date: 30th July 2016
Time: 13.00
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Join us for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Open House day at Aberdeen Science Centre, on Saturday 30th July, in partnership with Shell and IET.
Delve deeper into the wonders of engineering by meeting local engineers, attending exciting presentations and trying out hands on activities.
Doors open at 13.00 with activities running till 19.00. No need to book, just come along! Most suitable for - parents and young people aged 8 . This event is free to attend.
Watch this space for further details about the day.
About:
After the success of last year's inaugural event, the IET Engineering Open House Day returns this summer.
Taking place at venues across the UK, the aim of Engineering Open House Day is to help young people and their parents understand what it’s like to work as an engineer by giving special, behind-the-scenes access to a wide variety of organisations to demonstrate how creative and innovative a career in engineering could be.
Over 20 organisations have signed up to take part in this year’s event, doubling the number of participants last year. Organisations opening their doors include Sky Academy Skills Studio in Isleworth, Atkins in Epsom, the BBC in Salford, Tower Bridge in London, Caterpillar in Peterlee, Engineering Education Centre in Dumfries, Aberdeen Science Centre, and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot. A full list of venues and locations can be found on the Engineering Open House Day web page.
The IET Engineering Open House Day is one of several initiatives that make up the IET’s Engineer a Better World Campaign. The variety of exciting, creative and stimulating careers in modern engineering is vast, yet demand for engineers far exceeds supply. The campaign aims to change this by getting more young people – and their parents – to think differently about careers in engineering.
“Research for our Engineer a Better World campaign showed that parents do not know enough about engineering and the many exciting career opportunities it holds for their children. That’s why we launched the IET Engineering Open House Day as an exciting way of educating children and their parents about the vast range of opportunities engineering has to offer,” said IET President Naomi Climer.
“Now in its second year, it’s amazing to see such a diverse mix of engineering talent coming together to support this initiative. Children and their parents will get the chance to find out what life is like as an engineer, discover how things work and explore the abundance of exciting jobs within the industry. We hope that these initiatives will make a real contribution to inspiring a new generation of engineers.”
For further details on Engineering Open House Day events and how to register, please visit the Engineer a Better World website. In the run up to, and during the day, you can also watch all the events unfold on social media by following #IETOpenHouse.
