Over 2,000 students to attend Sunderland engineering event for first time since pandemic

An exhibition aimed at inspiring the next generation of engineers is to be held live again this year for the first time since the pandemic began.

The ‘Bring It On’ exhibition will take place on October 12 and 13 at the Beacon of Light Building in Sunderland. Over 2,000 school students have already signed up to attend.

‘Bring It On - The Exhibition for Future Engineers in the North East and the Tees Valley’ will see young people from all parts of the region learning about the wide range of engineering opportunities available locally. The event, which has been running since 2017, will take place face-to-face after two years of being held virtually.

More than 50 companies from all engineering sectors in the North East and Tees Valley will showcase what they engineer and how they do it, and encourage young people to get involved. More than 110 schools from across the region will be attending.

The exhibition will also be broadcast online to allow more students, teachers and parents to take part. This will see hundreds more students learn about STEM careers in the region, in addition to the 2,000 pupils attending in person. The broadcast will be delivered by Media and TV students from Stockton Riverside College.

Final-year engineering students from local universities and colleges will also be attending the exhibition after the schools have left on October 12. This will provide them with an opportunity to discover and meet local engineering companies and help exhibitors identify future talent.

Bowman Bradley, co-founder of the event, commented: “We are delighted to be back for the fourth live Bring It On showcase. The event has thrived on virtual offerings for the past two years, but there is no substitute for the live exhibition.

“We will once again welcome pupils from all parts of the North East and the Tees Valley to educate them about the engineering opportunities that exist around them. We hope to inspire them to consider a career in engineering and to help them explore routes into this field.

“In this way, we expect to raise the aspirations of young people in the region, help to close the engineering skills gap and contribute to the upskilling agenda.”

According to Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Statistics for 2020, engineering graduates earned an average of £28k per year in comparison to a £25k average across all fields.

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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