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.
Benefits to joining
When joining The Code you'll get access to resources to help you start delivering engineering 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
- Over 250 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 is free to be part of the Code Community, but we ask Signatories to:
- 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 as a convenor of a group of like-minded Signatories, or a partner of 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 & resources with the sector and with teachers on the Tomorrow's Engineers website and/or Neon.
- 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.
- Track your work against the pledges and respond to the check-in once a year.
We ask you to tell us how you're meeting the 4 pledges and to share what engineering activities you're delivering. This helps us develop a rich understanding about the scale of delivery by Code Signatories and come up with new and better ways to support you all.
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.
Everything The Code has achieved in its first 2 years
This infographic tells the story of The Code since it launched in October 2020, highlighting key successes and outlining how The Code has helped Signatories to deliver impactful outreach.
These first 2 years have been exciting for The Code community and we look forward to more opportunities ahead for the engineering community to come together, share learnings and grow our collective impact.
What next
If you’re ready to sign you’ll need to identify the following
- 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
N.B. The above people can be the same person
To help you "pitch" The Code to your 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].