Stephen Metcalfe MP is proud to
be supporting the We Made It! competition in South Basildon and East Thurrock.
The competition works with local
schools and businesses to help young people appreciate the exciting
opportunities that a career in engineering can offer and understand that
manufacturing is about design and creativity as well as hands-on making of
products.
The competition invites 11 -14
year olds to submit their design for a product, gadget, gizmo, toy or tool they
would like to see made into a real-life prototype.
The best entries nationwide will
be invited to one of the UK’s Fab Labs, where they will use the very latest
high-tech fabrication methods and find out how to bring their ideas to life
with the Lab’s experts.
At the end of this year, Stephen
Metcalfe MP will invite the winner of our local competition to the awards
ceremony in parliament where they will have the opportunity to meet the heads
of the manufacturing organisations involved in the project and learn how to
take their career further.
Commenting on the competition
Stephen said: “I’m very proud to be supporting this great project to inspire
young people to turn their designs and ideas into real products. I am looking
forward to seeing the innovative ideas of our students here in South Basildon
and East Thurrock and I’m excited about choosing our winner to put forward to
the national rounds.”
“The UK desperately needs more
young people who aspire to engineering and high-level manufacturing careers and
I welcome this initiative to help students gain a better understanding of how
the industry and businesses involved in manufacturing and engineering actually
work.”
To find out more on the competition pupils can visit the
competition's website: www.wemadeituk.co.uk.
