Education and Skills Strategy Board

Key objectives and purpose

Goal 1. is to inspire, engage, support and influence pupils, students, teachers, careers professionals, academics, parents, education outreach stakeholders, and our profession with the aim of growing and diversifying the engineering talent pipeline.

Objective 1. The IMechE to be a leading PEI that influences, enables and provides, where appropriate, high quality, inclusive, relevant, and engaging outreach activities, engineering student/apprenticeship competitions, careers materials, STEM kits, and work experience, which acknowledge our sector priorities and delivering training and development to members and volunteers to enhance success and impact.

Goal 2. is to influence government, education, business, and other policymakers to recognise the contributions and potential of engineering to society, and to bring about change in the education, skills and CPD systems. The aim being to grow and diversify the engineering talent pipeline and workforce and equipping them with the education and skills needed to respond to society’s challenges.

Objective 2. The IMechE to be regarded as thought leaders and a trusted partner, working in collaboration with other PEIs, Learned Societies, education and skills providers, business, governments, and other stakeholders to influence and shape education and skills policy and in doing so secure a sustainable and diverse stream of talent into and through the profession meeting society’s current and future skills needs.