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Why become an Education Volunteer?
Be a better engineer:
• Work with professionals from other disciplines and companies
• Enhance your networking and communication skills
• Build your confidence
Further your professional development:
• Planning skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem-solving
• Time management
• Proactive creative thinking
• People management
Enthuse about engineering:
• Show how science, maths and technology relate to everyday life.
• Demonstrate that engineering needs dynamic young people with wide-ranging skills and abilities.
• Encourage more young people to study science and maths and pursue science and engineering careers.
• Improve educational achievement in science and maths subjects.
Get that “feel-good factor” from seeing students benefit from your involvement.
Learn more
Email Janice Parkinson
Phone ICE NW at 07976 313 656
Science and Engineering Ambassador
ICE North West works with STEMNET -- the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network -- to introduce the civil engineering profession to young people in the UK. STEMNET aims to ensure that more young people in the UK make a choice to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related careers at all levels, and future generations are properly informed about the science and technology that surrounds them.
To register as an SEA please register online at the link below (NB: indicate that you are an ICE member on page 2 of the online system and also tick the box on page 3 agreeing that STEMNET may forward your name and contact details to ICE). When you have registered please also email and let the ICE NW Regional Office know.
Register as an Ambassador with STEMNET>>
ICE NW Education Volunteers
Jonathan Han
"I got involved as an education volunteer because I realised that often .jpg) architects get the recognition from the public, but civil engineers get mentioned when something goes wrong. There's a lot to civil engineering that the general public don't
realise - the effort, innovation and problem-solving involved in making sure structures and solutions such as how to cross a river, are viable and safe."
Jonathan Han is a QUEST scholar, a student on the MEng at the University of Liverpool and ICE Student Liaison Officer. He started volunteering at education events in 2007, and has attended careers fairs and the Big History Show in Liverpool on behalf of ICE.
Eraina Smith
 “My career in Civil Engineering has given me much self-respect and a real sense of fulfilment. It is this and the lack of information available, that encourages me to promote the industry to the younger generation. I want to let them be aware of opportunities the industry offers – it’s not just hard hats, wellies and getting your hands dirty. Civil Engineering is such a great career to choose with vast variety and lots of different avenues to follow, everybody needs to be told.”
Eraina is Assistant Engineer for Highway Development at Manchester City Council. She is a Science and Engineering Ambassador. Eraina was the ICE North West Education Volunteer of the Year 2008, and was awarded the WISE (Women into Science, Engineering and Construction) Excellence Award for 2008.
Matthew Stott
"I enjoy my career and I want to share the opportunities I've had in my career to date. I want to convey my enthusiasm for the job and the diverse range of exciting opportunities available within the profession."
Matthew is a Graduate Civil Engineer at Jacobs in Manchester and is a Science and Engineering Ambassador. Mat is the ICE North West Education Volunteer of the Year 2009 (pictured above receiving his Award from ICE President Jean Venables, with Regional Chairman Victoria Edmondson).
Edward Waldron
"I became involved as an education volunteer after I joined ICE Graduates and Students last year. I feel that civil
engineering could be promoted more, especially to primary school children. I found at an Engineering in Action event that the
lads tended to be informed about civil engineering, but girls tended to be less aware."
Edward Waldron is a student on the BEng Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester.
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