Waveney MP Peter Aldous has pledged his support for engineering at an event in Parliament hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
 
Ahead of ‘Tomorrow’s Engineers Week’, which begins today, Peter Aldous attended the IET’s event in the House of Commons on 22nd October to help raise awareness about career opportunities in engineering and encourage more young people to pursue careers in engineering.
 
Mr. Aldous visited Gisleham Industries today alongside two Pakefield High School students and their Head of Engineering. Gisleham Industries specialize in precision machining, metal fabrication and engineering. The students had the opportunity to observe practical applications of the theories they are learning in the classroom.
 
Having pledged his commitment to work with schools and industry in the Waveney area in support of the campaign, Peter Aldous said:
“Engineers work in jobs as diverse as designing new hair care products, providing safer drinking water, designing stage lighting rigs and new mobile phones, and inventing new cars and space travel. I will be doing all that I can to show young people in the Waveney area what a great career engineering could be for them. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week is an important campaign and I am delighted to support it. There are many engineering employers within my constituency and I have seen first hand the contribution that young engineers are making both to businesses and the local economy.”
 
IET President, Barry Brooks said:
“Engineering underpins our everyday lives but we are facing a serious skills shortage. We urgently need to encourage more young people to take the right subjects at school and then progress into jobs in the engineering sector. I hope that, through the range of activity taking place for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, we will be able to show how diverse, creative and exciting a career in modern engineering can be.”
 
‘Tomorrow’s Engineers Week’ takes place from 4th-8th November 2013 and is a collaborative effort between Government and industry. The campaign aims to change outdated perceptions about engineering careers among young people, their parents and teachers and will demonstrate the relevance of engineering to young people’s everyday lives.
 
Further information about Tomorrow’s Engineers Week is available at www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk