The Future Skills Programme: Careers in STEM
The Future Skills Programme: Careers in STEM is a comprehensive experience delivered virtually in February. Students can explore STEM careers in four key pathways and see how they can develop and document their skills for both successful applications and how to succeed in the workplace.
The course will include a series of live sessions:
- Live Q&A sessions with STEM professionals in four key STEM areas Net Zero futures, Digital AI futures, Health and Life Sciences futures and Engineering, Infrastructure and Manufacturing futures.
- A session with early careers professionals on how to make successful applications including how to showcase their skills on their CV, applications and interviews.
- Hear from apprentices and universities about opportunities available in STEM in interactive panel Q&A sessions.
- A session with early careers professionals on how to succeed in the workplace including how to ask questions, networking and writing professional emails.
At the end of the scheme, students will develop their own action plan for how they can succeed in a STEM career.
Students will graduate as Bronze-level Industrial Cadets, a nationally recognised award that students can use as evidence of their experience and take forward to complement their future applications and career journeys.
Course requirements
- Open to all students in year 9 and 10 / S3 and S4 and suitable for all abilities.
- All students need is a genuine interest in STEM careers and inquisitiveness about what the future can hold for them and how they can help get themselves there.
Course structure
20 hours of study to complete flexibly over 5 days in February. Either 9th – 13th February or 16th – 21st February.
Dates
The course is available either 9th – 13th February or 16th – 21st February.
Price of course
£50 (bursaries available, click here for bursary criteria and availability).
Register here and we’ll contact you when applications for the 2025/26 course will open.