Equal Engineers launch post-grad inclusion scheme

A new UK programme, endorsed by Rolls-Royce, aims to support engineers following graduation

EqualEngineers, UK, is launching the EqualEngineers Pathways Programme, which aims to provide students with a variety of supportive elements to ensure greater employability outcomes after graduation, and to improve their sense of inclusion and in the engineering and technology industry.

The programme will run alongside the academic year, providing students access to in-person careers insights and employability workshop sessions, virtual training on work readiness and interpersonal skills development, a mentoring programme to pair up students with engineers from industry, to improve understanding of employment and provide support and create opportunities for work experience, placement, internship and graduate roles.

The scheme has launched with two initial partner organisations, Rolls-Royce, UK, and First Bus, UK. Ellie Long, Early Careers Business Partner at Rolls-Royce says, 'The impact of COVID-19 on students and young people has been profound, and particularly affected the opportunities of those disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups. As we actively work to increase the diversity of our teams and take deliberate actions to increase the representation of different groups in our workforce.'