See Inside Manufacturing: guidance for schools
Published 1 September 2014
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About the partnership
See Inside Manufacturing (SIM) is a partnership between Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and industry. It aims to change young people’s perception of manufacturing in strategic sectors.
Future opportunities
There are various opportunities for young people in manufacturing. Many UK manufacturers are looking out for creative young designers and innovative young engineers to get involved in producing some of the world’s most ground-breaking products. Career opportunities include:
- administration and management logistics
- design and development
- engineering
- finance
- human resources
- information technology
- marketing and communication
- product development
- production
- research and distribution
How to get involved
Contact local companies about hosting a group of young people. Talk to them about the scope of a potential visit and arrange possible dates.
Select an appropriate group of students for the visit and brief them about the visit. Include:
- what they will be seeing
- who they will be meeting
- what you expect from them
Read the teachers guide to work experience and non-qualification activity.
Download a consent form for teachers to send parents.
Promote your event
Publicise your participation where you can. For example, use websites, blogs and local media.
You could invite the local mayor, MP, or another prominent local figure.
This will raise awareness of your educational institution giving young people insight to a range of career opportunities.
Evaluation
BIS will provide businesses with feedback forms. Young people should complete the form and give it to the business representative on the same day. The feedback is returned to BIS for evaluation. Forms are also available here:
Complete the teacher evaluation survey online.
Download the teacher evaluation survey (PDF, 77 KB).