Becoming a Signatory
Joining The Code as a Signatory means you have made a commitment to work with others, to understand what works and inspire more and more diverse young people into engineering and technology.
Benefits to joining
When joining The Code you'll get access to resources to help you start delivering engineering and tech outreach to young people, or to improve your existing approach and programmes. This includes:
- A team at EngineeringUK to help you understand The Code and how to start meeting the pledges
- Access to Tomorrow’s Engineers, which has guidance and information from across the STEM community on how to get the most from engineering engagement activity
- Regular drop-ins with the Code Team and other Signatories
- Online workshops on topics to help you meet the pledges and meet other likeminded organisations
- More than 300 Signatories and Supporters from whom your organisation can learn, share ideas with and access practical advice through Code Connect
What we'll ask of you
It's free to be part of the Code Community, but we ask Signatories to:
- Track your work against the pledges and respond to the check-in once a year
All Signatories are required to complete the annual check-in, letting us know how you're working towards the 4 pledges. This helps us to track our collective progress as a community and is an opportunity for you to reflect on and highlight the work you have done over the past year. Completion of the check-in also affirms you continued commitment to The Code.
- Be an active member of the Community
As well as attending webinars, online drop-ins and in-person events, this could mean working with others in a group of like-minded Signatories, or partner with another organisation, or perhaps as a supporter of other Code Signatories who are earlier in their journey. You'll be able to find and link up with people via Code Connect. It may also mean sharing toolkits and resources with the sector and with teachers on the Tomorrow's Engineers website and/or Neon.
- Be an ambassador for The Code
We ask that you to use the resources on the website to encourage others in your networks, partner organisations or in your supply chains to also join the Code Community.
Supporters will be asked to:
- Be an ambassador for The Code
We ask you to use the resources on the website to encourage others in your networks, partner organisations or in your supply chains to also join the Code Community.
What next
If you’re ready to sign you’ll need to have this information ready:
- A person who will be ultimately responsible for The Code in your organisation and who will officially 'sign' The Code
- And another person who will be the day to day contact and responsible for embedding the pledges in your organisation
NB this can be the same person.
To help you 'pitch' The Code to colleagues, we've created the following resources for you:
- Download this PDF which contains a helpful summary of The Code and its benefits to your organisation
- Download this PDF to explore the pledges of The Code and find out how they your engineering outreach strategy
You can also get stuck in and make contact with other Signatories you might already know via Our Community or our LinkedIn page and if you have any questions email us at [email protected].