Project Documentation & Templates

Useful Links

Becoming a STEM Enthusiast

A range of free videos about STEM subjects for outreach activities and staff development have been produced by the Becoming a STEM Enthusiast project:

Outreach - Making Choices: Why Choose STEM Subjects? (1 short clip, 1 long clip)

Outreach - Stepping Up:...

The Action on Access mission is to promote inclusivity and diversity, and the broadest possible access to higher education. They shape and influence both policy and practice and broker dialogue between policy-makers and practitioners. They also challenge...

Cogent Sector Skills Council

Cogent is the UK's industry skills body for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer businesses, and we also have a key role in meeting the skills needs of emerging technologies.

As an employer-led Sector Skills Council...

National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement

The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement [NCCPE] was established in 2008 as part of the £9.2m Beacons for Public Engagement initiative.

The Beacons for Public Engagement initiative is a four-year project designed to create a culture change...

National STEM Organisations

Below you'll find a list of national STEM providers whose work should be of use and / or interest to STEM practitioners:

BrightsideUNIAID

Our vision is of a society where all individuals are inspired and empowered to achieve their potential through...

SEMTA

Semta is the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies. Semta supports UK businesses in achieving global competitiveness through investment in skills.

Our sectors

The sectors we represent are: aerospace, automotive, bioscience, electrical, electronics, maintenance, marine, mathematics, mechanical, metals and engineered metal products.

Science, engineering and manufacturing are strategic UK industries. Our remit is large and important:

75,000 companies and a workforce of 2 million make up our ‘footprint’.
UK engineering and science turnover was £257 billion in 2007 (Source: ABI 2007, ONS).
UK engineering exports amounted to £137 billion in 2007: 37% of total UK exports of goods and services (Source: UK Trade in Goods 2007, ONS).
The UK is Europe’s top location for investment in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development.

Our aim

Our aim is to raise the skills levels and competitiveness of our sectors and ensure each sector has the right people with the right skills at the right time.

Our work

We research and represent employer skills needs to governments and work with those who plan, fund and deliver education and training to raise sector competitiveness.

Every part of the skills agenda is our concern - whether it’s making sure enough suitable college courses are on offer, upskilling on the shopfloor or developing managers and leaders.

We also work with businesses of all sizes – from the smallest micro-companies to the largest corporations.