General Electric (GE) has announced a five-year, £2.5m (US$3.5m) investment in the UK as part of its global Next Engineers programme, to increase the diversity of young people entering engineering.
The UK programme will be based in Staffordshire, where GE operates three sites that design, develop, and service products used throughout the power and renewable energy industries.
Next Engineers aims to inspire more than 3,500 local students aged 13-18, providing first-hand experiences of engineering, and awarding financial support to pursue further education in engineering.
Staffordshire is one of four global locations so far announced by GE, joining Johannesburg, South Africa, along with Cincinnati and Greenville in the United States.
Next Engineers is a signature programme of the GE Foundation, an independent charitable organisation funded by GE. The GE Foundation is partnering with MyKindaFuture, the UK’s leading HR tech company specialising in engaging and onboarding underrepresented talent, to implement Next Engineers in the UK.
Students in Staffordshire wanting to apply for the engineering academy, or teachers wanting to know more about how the Next Engineers programme can benefit them, their students and their schools, should visit the website below to learn more.
The Staffordshire investment is part of a US$100m, long-term, international programme which GE Foundation unveiled earlier this year, designed to reach more than 85,000 students across 25 locations globally over the next decade.
Please visit GE’s website.