b'Partner News Spring 2022 17AcademicQueen Mary graduate awarded IET Young Women Engineer of the Year prizeJunior Software Engineer Dilani Selvanathanengineering BSc degree apprenticeship was recently awarded the IETs Marywith Queen Mary and the BBC. During her George Memorial Prize for Apprentices attime as a degree apprentice, she worked the prestigious IET Young Woman Engineeron various projects and learnt about theDont listen to the stereotypes. of the Year Awards.different aspects of software engineering.Apprenticeships are forThis prize is just the latest of many awardsDegree apprentices like Selvanathan spendeveryone, from all levels, for Selvanathan, which have included thetime in lectures and seminars, learning andexperiences and backgrounds. IET Paul Fletcher Award 2020, Nationalgaining hands-on experience with employer Apprenticeship Award 2021Royal Navypartners. Degree apprentices at Queen Award Degree Apprentice of the YearMary graduate from a leading Russell GroupThere are many positives (London) and STEM Inspirational Awarduniversity with four years work experiencesuch as hands-on experience, 2021Inspiring STEM Technician and Techand their tuition fees paid for by the UK Partnership Digital Degree ApprenticeshipGovernment and employer through thepaid degree, salary, work 2021.Apprenticeship Levy.packages, equipment andTwenty-two-year-old Selvanathan currentlyStudents on the apprenticeship also earnresources provided, exposure works for Herotech8 alongside the technicalwhile they train and after successfullyto a working environment delivery team to support growing technicalcompleting a BSc most degree apprentices requirements and help build the productscontinue on their career path as a memberand extra support from your and services.of staff within their organisation. organisation.She is also a STEM Ambassador and tookPartner organisations part in the STEMazing programme, givingQueen Mary has partnered with a diverse online interactive sessions at primaryrange of employers, including several schools, and volunteers as WISE role model,leading international financial services firms promoting young women in STEM. and banks, global pharmaceutical firms, national retailers, IT/technology companies Life as a degree apprentice and a growing number of SMEs and Selvanathan recently completed a digitalorganisations from the third and charitable and technology solutions softwaresectors.'