UK Electronics Skills FoundationIndustrial Scholarships for 2015/16

Briefing to Sheffield EEE students 5th October 2015

Dr James E Green

What is the UKESF

A collaboration between industry, universities and the publicsector: Connecting employers with students in schools and

universities Promoting the UK electronics industry Raising awareness of graduate career opportunities Supporting university students through scholarships

Who’s involved in UKESF

Founder Partners

Industry Founders & Partners

BIS - UK Government Department for Business, Innovation & Skills NMI - Trade association for Electronic Systems, Microelectronics &

Semiconductor Semta - Skills organisation for engineering & advanced manufacturing

Who’s involved in UKESF cont …….

Other Industry Sponsors – supporting scholarships

Who’s involved in UKESF cont …….

University Partners

… a select group of institutions!… tough competition!

Why UKESF was Established

To reverse the decline in UK students applying for electricaland electronic engineering degrees There has been a 40% drop since 2002 !

To address the threat to UK Electronics design and technologycapability

The UK electronics industry is a world leader 5th largest globally in terms of production European leader in systems design

Home to 40% of Europe’s semiconductor design houses Electronics systems sector employs over 850,000 people

and set to grow It needs talented graduates

To help maintain and grow its market position There is a demand for good graduates!

UKESF Objectives

Working towards a sustainable supply of quality andindustry-prepared graduates

Attracting young people to degree study andprofessional careers in electronics

Connecting employers with young talent at key stagesin their skills development to: Interest them – by raising awareness in schools (pre-16) of the

electronics sector, its profile and careers Attract them – by targeting post-16 students through Summer

Schools to encourage degree study Build Relationships – by linking undergraduates with

companies through the UKESF Scholarship Scheme forsponsorship, practical work experience and mentoring

Secure Employment – for graduating UKESF scholars

UKESF ModelSchool Pre-16

School Post-16

Undergraduate Degrees

Graduate Employment

Scholar-Industry Engagement

Scholarships in Electronic Engineering at Partner

Universities

bursaries

workshops

work-placements

mentors

Promoting Employer Engagement with Schools

working in partnership withnational programmes including

Scholar Graduate

Placement Scheme

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Attract Build Relationships Secure

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Summer Schools

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Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme

Through UKESF companies offer scholarships that include: Annual bursaries of up to £1,680 Paid summer work placements Industrial mentoring Professional development training at UKESF Summer Workshops* Opportunities to build relationships with potential employers

Scholarships Can start in any year of your degree (except the final year)

and continue to the end Scholarship duration can vary from 2-5 years

Will include at least at least one work placement But usually includes more depending on company and student

* Optional to companies sponsoring scholars only for the final two years of a degree

Students Eligible for Scholarships

Registered at UKESF partner university Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Imperial, Manchester,

Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton, Surrey,or York

Studying BEng/MEng degree programme withelectronics/electronic engineering (not electrical!)

Must be registered on a UKESF approved degreeprogramme

UK and EU students only Permanent right to work in UK on graduation In any year of degree course, except final year

Students Eligible for Scholarships cont..

Must demonstrate good academic performance 1st year students must have good grades at A–Level, Scottish

Highers or equivalent, e.g. a minimum of AAA+ at A-level (including Maths & Physics/Electronics) AAAA+ at SQA Highers (including Maths & Physics)

Students beyond 1st year must be performing at minimum 2:1degree equivalence i.e. overall average of at 60% plus for last end of year

assessment

For more details see: http://www.ukesf.org/scholarship-scheme/eligibility

I’m not eligible this year!Can I apply next year?

Yes, if you make the grade. Only the last end of year assessment of your degree

matters But you must have at least 60% Your university entry qualifications or earlier end of year

assessments no longer apply

UKESF scholarship sponsors are interested in goodstudents showing the potential to grow

I applied unsuccessfully last yearCan I apply again?

Yes, if you meet the eligibility criteria UKESF has a number of students who were lucky

2nd & 3rd time around!

Is it worth applying for a scholarship?

Spend time on completing a good application You could succeed in having interviews with your 4 preferred

companies

If you don’t get offered a scholarship in the 1st round ofthe process Your application goes through to the 2nd round to all companies

that didn’t fill scholarship places

One application can go a long way

Many UKESF sponsors offer longer industrial trainingplacements and MEng project placements on top of thescholarship

What are the Summer Workshops

4-day residential courses run in summer vacations Delivered in partnership with:

Sponsoring companies; and The IET

Aims of workshops: Inform and inspire scholars about the engineering challenges in

design, technology and manufacturing Provide professional development training to complement

undergraduate degree learning Worth 21 CPD hours towards IET professional registration

Provide a visit to see electronics technology in usee.g. in an industrial, medical or entertainment setting

Provide an opportunity to network with other scholars andinspirational engineers from the sector

What happened at the 2014 Summer Workshop

Talks from industry leaders, including: Dez Cass, VP Engineering Continuous Improvement, Selex ES Richard Kirk, Chief Executive, PolyPhotonix Nick Salter, VP Platform Hardware Design, CSR

Interactive professional development sessions Project management Professional & business ethics Effective negotiation Understanding Emotional Intelligence for Optimal Performance Lean Engineering: Design for Manufacture

Work-based team projects with briefs from sponsors Visit to National Centre for Printable Electronics to see:

state-of-the-art facilities for development, prototyping and scaling-upnext generation of products and processes

Summer WorkshopsWhat UKESF scholars thought

Ricardo, University of Southampton, sponsored byBroadcom Being exposed to a diverse collection of successful

professionals gave me a chance to see what career paths arepossible.

I came away from the workshop with a fairly good vision of howI’d like my career to develop.

I was able to talk to various people at the workshop who gaveme advice and important connections.

I was surprised to find myself really enjoying the interactivesessions of negotiation and lean manufacturing.

Summer WorkshopsWhat UKESF scholars thought

Michael, University of York, sponsored by Renesas I just wanted to thank you for a fantastic week, which I'm really

glad I had the opportunity to attend. It was extremely well organised and was clearly run by a

passionate group of people who greatly cared for thedevelopment of every individual there.

It far surpassed my expectations and I took far more from itthan I thought I would have.

Now I'm back at work, I'm sure some of the skills I improvedlast week will be put to good use!

What commitments do UKESF scholars have?

You are expected to: Work for your sponsoring company for each placement that you

agree to when you accept a scholarship offer Meet with your industrial mentor at least twice a year Attend a UKESF Summer Workshop if your sponsoring

company offers that as part of your scholarship Participate in at least one activity a year, during your

scholarship, to promote electronic engineering to schoolstudents

Be willing to assist your university with promoting the UKESFScholarship Scheme to prospective and current students

Submit an annual report to UKESF and your sponsoringcompany for each year of your scholarship

2015/16 Scholarships

25 sponsoring companies Offering at least 65 scholarships

IMPORTANT Many companies award more scholarships than planned where

students demonstrate their capability Prepare well for interview and success is more likely

2015/16 Scholarships Sponsoring Companies

Sponsoring Companies

ARM: IP company and the leading provider of embedded microprocessor solutions for a wide range of digital products.

Atmel: One of market’s largest suppliers of microcontrollers, with touch technologies in some of the world’s most popular smartphones and tablets.

AWE: Plays central role in defence of the UK and at forefront of nuclear deterrence for over 60 years. AWE delivers and maintain warheads for UK deterrent.

Blu Wireless: Delivers wireless technology, central to the next generation of high speed 60GHz WiGig wireless digital products, enabling the creation of new high speed wireless networks.

Sponsoring Companies

Cadence: Serves global electronics industry with sales offices, design centres, and research facilities, playing an essential role in creating integrated circuits

Calnex Solutions: Leading designer and supplier of test products for efficient operation of telecommunications equipment, delivering content such as video playback smoothly to mobile handsets

Cirrus Logic: Semiconductor company specialising in the design and supply of high performance mixed-signal integrated circuits. Its devices play an essential role in many world-leading digital consumer electronics products.

CommAgility: Award-winning, world-leading developer of embedded signal processing and radio modules for 4G and 5G mobile network and related applications.

Sponsoring Companies

CSR: Global leader in wireless technology. Its technology portfolio includes Voice & Music, Bluetooth, Automotive Infotainment, Indoor Location and Document Imaging

Dialog Semiconductor: Design and make integrated circuits – “chips” – for wide range of products, including mobilephones, mp3 players and cars.

EDA Solutions: Small but well known supplier of Electronic Design Automation software used for designing silicon chips.

Sponsoring Companies

Ericsson Television: An integral part of Ericsson, a multi-national corporation in electronics and telecommunications. Ericsson TV is at the forefront of technology for transmitting video and audio for broadcasting to TV, PCs and tablets.

Fujitsu: World leader in semiconductor devices and technology, developing solutions for Automotive, Industrial, Graphics, Multimedia and Communications markets.

Imagination: Enables most innovative and iconic consumer electronics products with unique, patented semiconductor IP cores – designs for multimedia and communications SoCs

Sponsoring Companies

Infineon Technologies: A top ten semiconductor supplier operating in worldwide markets with leading products in the fields of Industrial, Automotive, Security and ChipCard.

National Instruments: Used worldwide, its graphical programming software and modular hardware transforms the design, prototyping and deployment of systems for test, control and embedded design applications.

NVIDIA: Invented the GPU in 1999, and has expanded into super, mobile and cloud computing with mobile processors used in smartphones, tablets and auto infotainment.

Sponsoring Companies

Plextek Consulting: One of largest independent electronics and communications design facilities in Europe, providing electronic design, supply and consultancy from creation of ideas through to product manufacture

Publitek: Technical PR & marketing agency working with many big names in electronics systems industry, offering unique placement for developing communication & literacy skills.

Renesas: One of largest semiconductor manufacturers and number one supplier of microcontrollers, used in mobile phones, games machines, TVs, cars, energy control etc.

Selex ES: International leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace and sustainable ‘smart’ solutions.

Sponsoring Companies

STFC Microelectronics Centre: Provides European universities and research establishments access to a world-class microelectronics design infrastructure.

Swindon Silicon Systems: Designs and supplies custom designed ‘chips’ used in products for Automotive, Industrial, Medical and Consumer markets. World leading supplier of sensor ASICs for Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems.

Thales UK: Leader in on-board civil and military aircraft equipment, and provides solutions for aerospace, space, defence, security and transportation markets.

XMOS: Innovative fabless semiconductor company, producing configurable xCORE® multicore microcontrollers for next wave high performance, real-time, programmable SoC solutions

Choosing your preferred companies

Think about the benefits of applying to smallercompanies as well as the bigger better-known ones Increase your chance of getting a scholarship

Most students apply to the bigger, better-knowncompanies

Experience a wider range of opportunities In a smaller company, you can get involved in the wider

aspects of the business

Learn from the entrepreneurs If you fancy starting up your own business one day, you

can learn a lot from these guys

Companies that will consider sponsoring 6 or 12 month industrial placements

UKESF Scholarship and 12-month placements

The 12-month placement is not part of the scholarship This may be offered in addition to the scholarship The terms for the placement are agreed between you

and the company, and with your university if it is part ofyour registered degree programme

You will not receive the UKESF bursary during the yearof your 12-month placement

Companies that will consider sponsoringMEng industry-based project placements

UKESF Scholarship and project placements

The project placement is not part of the scholarship This may be offered in addition to the scholarship The terms for the placement are agreed between you,

the company, and your university as it is part of yourregistered degree programme

For the academic year of the placement: The UKESF scholarship will be deferred during the period

spent on the placement with the company You will receive a reduced bursary for the remainder of the

year when you return to your academic studies at university

Applying for Scholarships

On the UKESF website, read the information carefully on“How to Apply” www.ukesf.org/scholarship-scheme/how-to-apply

Find out about the companies offering scholarships www.ukesf.org/scholarship-scheme/scholarships-for-2015-16

To make your application stand out read the“Application Advice from Employers” at www.ukesf.org/scholarship-scheme/how-to-apply/advice-on-

applications Before submitting application, show it to your tutor or a member of

careers service or James Green (j.e.green@sheffield.ac.uk)

Application Deadline: Sunday 25th October 2015

UKESF Contact Information

For more information on UKESF Scholarships Visit the UKESF website at

www.ukesf.org/scholarship-scheme Email: info@ukesf.org

Good Luck!Please let James know how you get on.