College on the circuit.STUDENTS at a school in Huddersfield will get to grips with electronics next month. A mobile training unit allowing young people to learn about electronics first-hand from specialist experts will spend Thursday, June 18, at Moor End Moor End is the name of various villages in England:
The visit has been organised by Leeds-based Electronics Yorkshire, not-for- profit body which promotes electronics as a career and is supported by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward Yorkshire Forward was set up by the UK Government to promote sustainable economic development throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. One of England's nine RDAs it is a business led organisation that aims to help improve the region’s relative economic performance and . The visit is part of Electronics Yorkshire's award winning Educational Outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. Programme designed to stimulate interest and awareness in electronics at an early age and help ensure a bright future for the industry in the region. The mobile unit includes the latest electronics training equipment and is designed to cater for teaching groups of up to 10 or demonstrations for up to 15 people. Peter Burnley, training and technology centre manager at Electronics Yorkshire, said: 'We believe it is important to develop awareness in engineering at an early age and look forward to introducing more and more young people to the exciting world of electronics. "Our educational programme is proving to be a huge success with students and teachers across the region." |
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