If you're interested in getting involved, please visit the links below to find out more or register before Friday 27th September 2024
Go to our EESW Project Resources section for this year's EESW Handbook
A link company will set a project brief related to a real problem within the company for a team of up to eight Year 12 students.
Around 600 students take part in the EESW Project each year. During the project students will research and design a solution and produce a final proposal, model or working prototype.
Students will attend a welcome event in September/October, a two or three-day workshop in December at a local University, college or training centre and submit a written report in February/March.
The team will then attend an Awards and Presentation Day in North or South Wales in March/April, where they will display their work at an exhibition stand and give a presentation to a panel of assessors. Awards will be presented for various categories up to the value of £500.
The EESW Project offers multiple benefits to students, schools/colleges and companies. Students will gain a number of skills and receive a completion of training certificate for the areas completed.
Students will:
Entrants are invited to submit a proposal explaining why they think they deserve to be EESW Student of the Year, using the template provided.
The winner will receive £500 towards the cost of studying a Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM) based subject next year. Two runners-up will also each receive £250 to help with future study.
The EESW Project is part-funded by the Welsh Government Education Directorate.