CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 March 2010
Company News
PTC® to Support the Arkwright Scholarships
PTC has announced their support of the Arkwright Scholarships by providing all Arkwright Scholars with free access to Pro/ENGINEER®, PTC’s industry standard 3D design software, for the duration of their education.
The Arkwright Scholarship was founded in 1991 when a group of committed head teachers believed that Design & Technology was not being given the profile the subject deserved. The aim of the scholarship program is to encourage and stimulate high ability 15/16 year old students to take up engineering or technological careers by awarding scholarships during sixth form study of ‘A’ Levels, International Baccalaureate, National Diploma or Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers.
“The future prosperity of this country is dependent upon encouraging young people to consider a career in the field of design and engineering, which will ultimately lead to the much needed next generation of young engineers,” commented Linda Scott OBE, chief executive from the Arkwright Trust. “We believe that providing students with Pro/ENGINEER Schools Edition gives them access to the top industry standard design solution, and thus a stronger pathway into engineering careers.”
Pro/ENGINEER Schools Edition was developed specifically for secondary education to introduce students to design technology and to help them become better problem solvers, critical thinkers and collaborators. PTC’s investment of software and training provides a no-cost way for teachers to bring the industry’s leading 3D design software into the classroom. With a breadth of functionality, Pro/ENGINEER Schools Edition incorporates everything that a student would need to prepare for a career as a professional designer or engineer.
With its capabilities in solid modelling, assembly modelling and drafting, Pro/ENGINEER enables students to build, analyse and test complex 3D models, assemblies and 2D measured drawings. Today, more than 133,500 users worldwide are designing great products with Pro/ENGINEER.
“PTC is committed to providing its customers with the next generation of quality engineers,” said Alister Fraser, PTC education program manager Northern Europe. “Working in association with Arkwright will allow us to reach young people at an important stage in their educations to provide the fundamental skills needed for a career as a designer or engineer.”
About Arkwright Scholarship
Since 1991 the Arkwright Scholarships Trust has supported 285 young people in their pursuit of an engineering and technology career. Arkwright Scholars pass a rigorous selection process comprising an application, Arkwright aptitude paper and interview. Each successful student is awarded £250 a year to assist with the purchase of materials and books, their Design and Technology Department receives £200 a year, for two years. Arkwright’s major supporters include:
BAE Systems, BT, Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust, Rolls-Royce, Royal Air Force and Thales
About PTC's Global Education Program
PTC's education program provides teachers and professors with complete learning solutions to prepare a new generation for success in a technological world. From secondary school to the university level, PTC gives students the ultimate in product development education by providing software, training and classroom materials to educators worldwide. The PTC education program is a part of a technological literacy movement that seeks to improve critical thinking and multidimensional problem-solving skills as well as preparing a growing number of students to become engineers.
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