Bloodhound education update

from Aluminium News - Issue 14 - September 2022

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TRAINING, EDUCATION & APPRENTICESHIPS UPDATE

BLOODHOUND EDUCATION - INSPIRING FUTURE ENGINEERS WITH FUN, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AT OUR GLOUCESTERSHIRE TECHNICAL CENTRE

The Bloodhound Education charity is ready to inspire and welcome the next generation of engineers to its technical centre at Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park. The centre’s dedicated education facilities showcase innovative technologies and give visitors an immersive experience that makes learning engineering relevant to today’s challenges. For example, low carbon heating systems are vital to tackling climate change and reaching net zero. Their centre has ground source and solar heating systems installed which visitors will be able to learn about and see in action. The centre is constantly evolving to deliver on the charity’s mission to inspire a career in engineering. New workshop themes include space, the environment and cleaner transportation technology applications. Alongside this, visitors can get hands-on with The Aluminium Federation sponsored projects showcasing the properties, advantages and applications of aluminium. These enable the federation to reach a broader audience through family workshops, after school clubs and holiday activities. Visitors can immerse themselves in fun engineering activities and equipment tailored for home educators and children not able to attend school due to complex medical or special educational needs. During the sessions, we provide parents and children with signposting to on-line Bloodhound projects to take them further on their STEM journey. The charity has reached over 4,000 potential engineers and their families over the last 12 months, with numbers set to increase as Covid-19 recovery continues. 100% of children said they would like to attend another session.