Young Engineer for Britain 2009-2010

Today, it is true to say that virtually every aspect of our daily lives is enabled or aided in some way by engineers. Engineers make things happen, they turn ideas into real products and they provide the solutions to life’s everyday practical problems. 

If you are creative, innovative and enterprising – then you have the potential to be an engineer and to help change the world for the better.

Who Can Enter

Students aged from 12 to 19, who attend secondary schools or colleges in the United Kingdom, are eligible. This competiton is not open to primary school students.  Entries are accepted from individuals or teams of up to four and the age of the oldest member will determine the age group in which the team is judged.

The age groups are
Group 3. 12 - 14 Years old (year groups 7, 8 and 9 or equivalent)
Group 2. 14 -16 Years old (year groups 10 and 11 or equivalent)
Group 1. 16 -19 Years old (year groups 12 & 13 or equivalent)

Projects can be from any branch of engineering: civil, design, electronic, electrical, mechanical, IT - if its engineering then its eligible.

 

Students and their projects will be judged using the new combined criteria developed by Young Engineers and the British Science Association.  These judging sheets will be used for YEB, CREST Awards and the National Science and Engineering Competition (listed on Other Competitions),as these three activities share regional and national finals. The shared critieria makes it easier for students to be judged fairly and ensures a standardisation of results. However, each activity still recognises the individual criteria that it is looking for and these have been incorporated into the judging system. A copy of the judging sheet is available upon request.

 

Under YEB rules students must give a short rehearsed verbal presentation to the judges about their project. This will be followed by a question and answer session. 

 

Students must display their projects on the stand provided to them at the event, details on this will be provided prior to their attendance. Projects are normally judged twice by two different judging teams. Projects should have supporting written material contained in a portfolio. Please visit the competition support pages to see helpful information: Guidance Notes for Competitiors, How to Display a Project and the all important Judging Sheet!

The regional events will be held around the UK in June and July. The dates of the events and Regional Organiser details are now listed on YEB Key Dates. Once you have registered an entry online an email will be sent to your regional organiser who will contact you shortly with details about your regional final. You should then confirm with your regional organiser that you will attend the event with your project. Projects at the regional final are eligibible for the National Science and Engineering Competition and students can dual enter via our entry form. If you are unable to make your government region final then please contact the regional organiser and us here at Young Engineers and we will try to find a more suitable event for you to attend. In addition to receiving your invitaiton to the regional final you will be provided with details on how to display your project and on how to present both you and your project to the judges.  Entries received via the YEB brochure will be treated in the same manner as the online registrations.

COMPETITION ENTRY CLOSING DATES

31st May

However, regional organisers may accept late entries up until a week prior to the event - please check out the dates for your regioanl final.

Use the button at the top of the page to register!

Please ensure you read the full terms and conditions govern ing this competition!

You can also click on the Young Engineer for Britain brochure and open a pdf which you can print, it does contain a registration form.

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