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Driving Success Through STEM. 9 November 2010 Nicola Swaney Education Manager Rolls-Royce plc. Technology and people – the drivers for our business.
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Driving Success Through STEM 9 November 2010 Nicola Swaney Education Manager Rolls-Royce plc
Technology and people – the drivers for our business • “Science is at the heart of all the biggest issues of the 21st century. If that is not an exciting message to convey to young people, I don’t know what is.” Sir John Rose Chief Executive Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce proprietary information
Technology and people – the drivers for our business As a global employer of scientists and engineers we recognise the importance of STEM education. Many kinds of engineers and scientists are needed to create the technologies of the future. Creating new technologies is vital to staying ahead of the competition Rolls-Royce registers over 350 patents each year Sixth form science students from Loreto College, Manchester, visited Rolls-Royce to see what makes a high value, high performing business. Rolls-Royce proprietary information
Technology and people – the drivers for our business High performance products across all our business sectors Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Marine, Energy and Civil Nuclear These products have extraordinary demands placed on them: A turbine blade designed to operate at 200’ above the melting point of the metal it is made of A component created to travel 7 million miles between major services A software system which is used to detect changes in conditions for an engine in flight in less than one second Rolls-Royce proprietary information
Our STEM ecosystem • Rolls-Royce education policy key themes: • Raising standards • Supporting future resourcing needs • Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) • Developing our employees • Influencing policy and strategy in education • Raising the profile of Rolls-Royce
Our STEM ecosystem • Rolls-Royce is actively involved in a range of education outreach activities as a crucial element in widening the pool from which we recruit and as a key part of our corporate responsibility agenda • Over 700 people supporting this agenda across the UK • STEM Ambassadors, School Governors, Graduates and Apprentices • All stages of education from primary to post 16
Our STEM ecosystem • Rolls-Royce supports a range of national initiatives: • Rolls-Royce Science Prize – awards £120,000 to schools each year • See www.Rolls-Royce.com/scienceprize • Internet resources for schools including new jet engine interactive resource at • See www.Rolls-Royce.com/education/resources • Big Bang UK Young Scientists’ and Engineers’ Fair – annual national science fair • A wide range of local education outreach activities
Rolls-Royce careers • Apprenticeships • Young Apprenticeship • Advanced/Modern Apprenticeship – Practical & Technical • Higher Engineering Apprenticeship • Apply online at www.Rolls-Royce.com.careers • Applications now open for Derby
Rolls-Royce careers • Graduate/Undergraduate programmes • Internships • Graduate programmes • Leadership • Professional Excellence • Apply online at www.Rolls-Royce.com.careers
Driving Success Through STEM • Promoting the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths is crucial to our business • Key to local and national prosperity in the new global economy • A source of exciting opportunities for young people • Connecting the study of STEM in the classroom with how STEM is applied in the world of work • Vital for our future pipeline of talent into the business