YOUNG ENGINEERS RACE TOWARDS BRIGHT FUTURES
The chequered flag has been brought down on our race to find the Young Engineer of the Year 2024. KMF Community teams, supported by Greenpower, tackled the torque, put the dynamic in aerodynamic and chassis’d on down to the grid at Mallory Park, to see amazing teams race towards bright futures. This year, the stakes were raised on the #YEOTY2024 competition. Not only did Y10 teams in local high schools take part in the F24 race, but also Y6 primary pupils competed in the Goblin category.
As the teams designed and built their own racing cars, we challenged curious minds, inspired innovation, raised aspirations, encouraged teamwork, and fueled interest in engineering careers.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who took part, young people, their educators and facilitators, KMF apprentices and our amazing sponsors.
Watch YEOTY24’s Race Day Action!
#YEOTY’S LEGACY
We first clocked on to the idea of having a Young Engineer competition in 2012, and since then we have made electric kit cars, pitched Gadget Show vs. Dragon’s Den, taken selfies in space, created Lego robots, raced electric kit cars, battled robots and challenged classtronauts to experiment in space. Previous years YEOTY award brochures can be viewed and downloaded HERE.
EVERYONE’S A WINNER WITH YEOTY
When we mentor young people, focus their energy, take them out of the classroom and into real-world dynamics, we are aiming to inspire future generations. Since 2012, 65 schools have participated in the Young Engineer of the Year competition, 75 organisations have stepped up as sponsors and supporters and we’ve celebrated 15 category winners. Over £1m has been invested, and every penny has been worthwhile as we’re backing youngsters to believe in themselves, to achieve great things together and know that there’s a bright future ahead of them.
Twelve years on, many of our youngsters have gone on to further education in STEM subjects. Some of our young engineers are building great careers with us, with the sponsor organisations and further afield. That’s a win-win all round.
Challenging the curious minds of over 25k year 10 students from local schools, inspiring innovation, raising aspirations and encouraging teamwork.
Over £1m invested. Bringing organisations together from industry and higher education, all striving to ignite interest in engineering careers.
The Young Engineer of the Year competition has been raising aspirations since it first took off in 2012.
February 2024
ATTENTION! All participants and sponsors will be announced.
May 10th
We take a pit stop at Staffs Uni for a high school STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Day.
September 18th
And we’re off… to Mallory Park for Race Day. Who’ll be in pole position?
THANK YOU!
To all the classmates who transformed into racing teammates. Sponsors of school teams. All those who helped out on event days or provided support on the grid or in the pits. The KMF Community is made up of students, educators, business people and engineers – thank you for joining us on this journey.
OUR SPONSORS
