Electrical Engineers are also in high demand as technology plays an increasingly important role in our lives, with opportunities to work in areas such as smartphone technologies, aerospace, robotics, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles.
Over the past decade, Wales has seen a significant investment in its electronics industry and now plays host to several leading businesses.
Wales also has a global reputation in next-generation technologies such as compound semiconductors and is home to the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster, CSconnected.
It has also established itself as one of the best places in the country to study EEE degrees, with Cardiff University recently ranked 1st in the UK for EEE degrees by the Guardian League Table**.
In addition to financial support, the new project will deliver a selection of the UKESF's well-established and award-winning schools' initiatives, such as classroom resources, online learning, mentoring and career days to demystify electronics and encourage more learners into the industry.
The project will also aim to increase the diversity of young people entering the electronics industry.
The Office for Students shows that in 2022, just 17.9% of engineering, technology and computing undergraduate entrants were female, whilst Engineering UK reports that 11.4% of the engineering workforce are from minority ethnic backgrounds.
The project will be delivered with the support of a range of stakeholders across the STEM eco-system in Wales.
