The Future Skills Programme

Work Inspiration and Preparation Provided by THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TRUST

When: 16th–21st February, 20 hours of flexible study completed over five days

Who: S3 and S4 students of all abilities with an interest in STEM careers

Where: Online

What: Explore four key STEM pathways: Net Zero futures, Digital and AI futures, Health and Life Sciences futures, and Engineering, Infrastructure and Manufacturing futures.

The programme includes:

Live Q&A sessions with STEM professionals
Interactive panels with apprentices and universities
Sessions led by early careers professionals on important workpace skills
Achieve a nationally recognised Bronze Industrial Cadet Award

By the end of the course, students create a personalised action plan for pursuing a STEM career and graduate as Bronze-level Industrial Cadets, a nationally recognised award that can be used to support future applications and career journeys.

Cost: The course is free for those who meet our bursary eligibility criteria.
Signup here.

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This is an online activity, please select the relevant link above to get involved.

Offer details

Open date

16th February - 20th February 2026 (20hrs)

Location

Online

Related industries

Digital technologies

Construction and built environment

Chemical sciences

Energy

Engineering and manufacturing

Learning

Awareness

Audience

Secondary S4 to S6 (14-18 year old)

Not in education (16-24 year old)

College

Available to

Aberdeen City

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries & Galloway

Dundee City

East Ayrshire

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh (City of)

Eilean Siar

Falkirk

Fife

Glasgow

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands

Perth & Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Shetland Islands

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian