Industrial Cadets Gold Project Celebrates 40 Years

Launched in 1984, Industrial Cadets Gold Mentored Projects, provides the opportunity for young people to connect directly with industry.

During the programme, students gain insight into the world of work through 50 hours of project-based work experience, tackling real sector problems, while being mentored by industry professionals. The scheme is for Year 12 and S5/6 students.

The well-established programme, which was formerly know as the Engineering Education Scheme, allows companies to play an integral role in shaping the future workforce, instilling the technical and employability skills required by the sector, while identifying potential Apprentices or Graduates to support the early talent pipeline.

Through building experience of work at a deeper level, companies develop stronger connections with students, schools and colleges, creating a presence amongst their local communities, while supporting their long-term future growth.

Step 1

Get in touch

We will assign you a dedicated Schools Programmes Officer who will explain our process and support you through the project.

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Step 2

Mentor

You will assign a project mentor from your team.

Step 3

Brief

Company mentors will meet with students and teachers to brief in the project - this is usually virtually.

Step 4

We do the rest!

Our experienced team will find a local school to partner with, organise onboarding, safeguarding and project launch and liaise with all parties throughout the project.

Benefits

Company Benefits

Engage with local schools/colleges
Provide CPD opportunities to staff
Raise your community profile
Inspire the next STEM generation
Provide real workplace insight
Engage with the future talent pipeline
Join the Industrial Cadets network
Gain accreditation for your STEM outreach

Student Benefits

Develop essential workplace skills
Be inspired as the next STEM generation
Experience real workplace insight
Engage with industry professionals
Join the Industrial Cadets network
Gain accreditation for the project
Celebrate hard work, success & achievement

Case Studies

Partner – BAE Systems

Ian Hoare CEng, MIET, MIMechE, Engineering Manager at Electronic Systems, part of BAE Systems, explained:

“The Gold Industrial Cadet Project is a great way to inspire young people to consider a career in engineering. It provides an opportunity to work as a team, developing and testing a product to solve a problem that is presented to them. It’s a great opportunity for BAE Systems to introduce our company to these students in the hope that they will consider applying for one of the many Early Career schemes that we offer, including Apprenticeships, Graduate and Under-graduate programmes.”

Student

"An immense pleasure to have such a useful and exciting opportunity which has allowed me to build many new skills within engineering. This experience will remain valuable throughout my life, particularly if I delve into engineering which I am hoping to do after leaving sixth form. Without this opportunity, I may have been unsure if engineering was the right career path for me to follow."