Talent is everywhere. The runway isn’t.

We fund the first step for young people who can already do the work and have no way to prove it on paper. Your money pays for travel, kit, and someone to talk to.

214
young people placed
0
qualifications required to apply
£340
average cost of a taster week
“I’d never have called it ‘engineering,’ what I do to my scooter. Someone here did, and now I’ve got a placement to prove it.”
Amara, 16 — now on a paid mechatronics apprenticeship
Give monthly
£10
Covers one return train fare to a placement
£38
Covers a full taster week for one young person
£100
Covers kit and mentoring for a whole build night
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Where 214 placements led
Went on to a paid apprenticeship62%
Moved into further training or college24%
Still deciding, still in touch with a mentor14%

“My careers advisor had never heard of half the jobs my mentor talked me through in one call.”

Tomasz, 15 — Saturday Engineering Club, applying for apprenticeships next year

“I turned up to Site Visit day expecting a lecture. I left with three questions for my mentor and a plan.”

Freya, 14 — Site Visit: Meet the Engineers