Apple is lending its support to a British government initiative designed to help fill the skills gap of around 20,000 engineers. The Year of Engineering project is designed to introduce schoolchildren to some of the work done by engineers, and encourage more of them to plan it as a career.
Apple is introducing students to a number of its teams, including one that normally keeps a low profile …
The Independent reports that it has taken children to meet engineers from its chip design team at a base close to Imagination Tech in St Albans.
Apple is also offering ‘AI robot coding workshops’ for school students of all ages in 38 Apple Stores.
The team is based in St Albans and is just one of a range of centres of excellence that are spread throughout the world. They work with Apple’s Cupertino team to design the chips that power its phones, iPads and even earphones.
Apple SVP for hardware technologies Johny Srouji said the company was pleased to be supporting the initiative.
The government is also hoping that encouraging a wide range of students to consider engineering will boost diversity. The report notes that currently 91% of engineers are male, and 94% are white.
Engineering touches every part of our lives and during the UK’s Year of Engineering we’re also delighted to be supporting efforts to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
