b'4 Partner News Autumn 2023IET updatesIET Futures Fund: the power of partnershipsFIRST LEGO League: a STEM education programme for children aged 4-16, providing a hands-on, accessible introduction to engineering, alongside developing life skills that are crucial for their future careers. IET Faraday Challenge Days: an annual STEM competition which enables young people aged 12 to 13 years to really experience what its like to work as a team of engineers tacking a real-world challenge. Education resources: companies canwork with us to design bespoke educational STEM resources, based The IET Futures Fund raises money toaround their business area, that can be inspire the next generation of engineers anddownloaded for free for use in schools.technicians, supporting them to reach their full potential so they can help find solutions toAll our programmes offer opportunities for our biggest global challenges.employee engagement and volunteering. By partnering with us, you can have a directOur corporate donors tell us that supporting impact on the future of engineering, and theour programmes helps tackle some of theThe award meant I did not have to drop pipeline of talent coming into industry.pressing problems facing their businessesout of university in the first year after today, from addressing the skills shortage tounexpected problems with the Student Donations and sponsorship enable morethe challenges of attracting diverse talent,Finance. It helped boost my confidence children and young people from diverseto finding opportunities for their staff to giveat a time when it felt like the universe backgrounds to experience engineering andback and inspire the next generation.was telling me that Id never be an pursue a career in the sector. engineer and to just give up. We have many companies working in The IET Futures Fund supports four IETpartnership with the IET Futures Fund toI was able to complete a year in industry programmes that aim to engage children insupport our shared goals, including Bechtel,with Siemens and determine that engineering at an early age, right up until theThales and Siemens. We also receive generousengineering was a career that I wished start of their careers: support from charitable trusts, individualto pursue after graduation, rather than members and through legacy giving.a career in finance or another, non-IET Launch Scholarships: support andengineering related industry. People engage directly with emerging engineeringFor more information on the impact of with my background and gender are talent by supporting a cohort ofour work and our current supportersnot expected to become engineers, the engineering students, degree apprenticesplease go to: donate-futures.theiet.org.support from the IET and Siemens made or apprentices. Launch Scholarshipsme realise that I could break the mould support people from under-representedTo find out more about opportunitiesin this regard.backgrounds, with a demonstrableto work together to shape the future of commitment to engineering. Recipientsthe engineering and technology sector,Jessica Paterson, PhD studentwill be experiencing financial need and/ please contact Helen Osment, Head ofat the University of Manchesteror facing financial or personal barriers toFundraising and Campaign Development on pursuing their ambition. development@theiet.org or 01438 767410.'