Drive inclusion
Help all young people get access to engineering and technology inspiration and careers activities, especially those from groups underrepresented in the industry.
Why does this pledge matter?
We need to prioritise the funding, design, and delivery of engineering and technology inspiration and careers activities to all young people. Delivering inclusive activities ensures the opportunities offered by engineering and technology have an impact on underrepresented groups of young people.
Ambition
That all young people, from all genders, ethnicity groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and locations, can take part in impactful engineering and technology inspiration or careers activities.
To meet this pledge you should...
- Show your activities are inclusive for groups currently underrepresented in engineering and/or technology
- Understand the scale of activities in your region using Code Connect and consider targeting young people who are under-represented in engineering and technology
- Use the latest insight to identify the groups currently underrepresented in engineering and technology to shape your target audience
- Make sure your activities are impactful, inclusive and accessible to young people from underrepresented groups so they see themselves in engineering and technology opportunities and careers
Top tips to meet the pledge
- Use EngineeringUK's priority schools criteria to improve the targeting of activities to young people. Prioritise those from groups who are currently underrepresented in engineering and technology, particularly girls
- Include your target group (those underrepresented in engineering and technology) in the design of your programme
- Use Tomorrow's Engineers' EDI resources to adapt your activities to be more inclusive and impactful to young people from groups underrepresented in engineering and technology
- Clearly communicate your purpose and benefits to your target audience
- Connect with the Code community to share and learn from each other's experiences of making activities more impactful for underrepresented groups
Resources that can help you with this pledge:
EngineeringUK EDI Criteria updated for 2025/26. These criteria identify schools which are likely to have the highest proportion of young people from groups who are under-represented in the engineering profession.
EngineeringUK webinar recording: Making your outreach more accessible to disabled young people
The Code explores webinar recording: Making your careers and outreach experiences inclusive for neurodivergent young people
The Code explores webinar recording: Making careers and outreach experiences accessible for visually impaired young people