Promote your company and inspire learners to explore RAIL CAREERS.

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1 careers rail leaders engineering networks future Promote your company and inspire learners to explore RAIL CAREERS. SPONSOR an event what is In 2017, the irail event held in conjunc on with the Rail Forum East Midlands at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, celebrated it s 9th year and saw students from 15 schools across the Derby area come together to take part in site visits to Bombardier and Network Rail and meet with rail related companies in an informal careers fair environment and complete a rail challenge. In 2018, we are building on the success seen over those last 9 years at the Derby event by both expanding the programme into Birmingham and Crewe and extending the reach to include college and university students in the careers fair element of the day. This will extend the student reach to around 1,200 students across the three venues and is a great way to engage young people and showcase careers in the rail industry, but we couldn t do it without your support and involvement, we need exhibitors and judges to take part in the event, you can find more details below. These events are a fantas c opportunity to showcase the rail industry and the science, appren ceship and graduate engineering careers available in this growing area. So come along to network and interact with others in the rail and related industries whilst mee ng young people aged from 13 to undergraduates. events for 2018 date: 14th March 2018 venue: Pride Park Stadium date: 7th June 2018 date: 16th May 2018 venue: venue: TBC Crewe The Na onal College for High Speed Rail Find out more by calling Michelle Lewis Programme Lead at Learn by Design on: Office Tel: Mobile: michellelewis@bydesign-group.co.uk

2 careers rail leaders engineering networks future pre event Prior to the event taking place, Learn by Design deliver full day workshops into over 50 schools in the Midlands region. The sessions are for up to 180 young people. This gives the irail workshops a poten al reach of 9,000 young people. Students are introduced to the irail programme and given an insight into future careers in the rail industry. Working in their groups, students will complete an interac ve enterprise ac vity based around the future of the rail industry. A workshop on transferable skills needed to succeed in the rail industry. the events The event days will give your business the opportunity to interact with two dis nct sets of students: College and University Students will be invited along to a drop-in careers fair between 10am and 12pm at each event, where you will have the opportunity to talk to students aged 18+ about what you do and the future career opportuni es that could be available to them. This is a unique opportunity to interact both with students who already have an interest in working in the Rail industry and those that want to know more about it. Secondary School students aged 13+ will be mentored for the day by industry experts and take part in two industry related visits before being invited to solve the irail 2018 Challenge and present their solu ons to a Dragon s Den style panel of judges. Companies, organisa ons and individuals who have supported irail include Network Rail, Bombardier Transporta on, HS2, Na onal College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR), Resonate, DBEIS Department for Business Innova on and Skills, Na onal Training Academy for Rail (NTAR), Vossloh Kiepe, SNC Lavalin, Atkins, Porterbrook, Transport inet, Rail Forum East Midlands, Ins tu on of Mechanical Engineers, Na onal Skills Academy for Railway (NSAR), Derbyshire Railway Engineering Society (DRES), Rail Technology Magazine, Derby City Council and Pete Waterman, rail enthusiast and music mogul. irail sessions are for up to 180 young people. This gives the irail workshops a poten al reach of 9,000 young people.

3 careers rail leaders engineering networks future part of the big bang family WHAT IS THE BIG BANG PROGRAMME? In 2017, the Big Bang Near Me Midlands programme reached over 26,000 young people through our Regional school events and that number looks to rise well over 28,000 in The regional Big Bang programmes are proving to be a very effec ve way to engage young people in STEM and we couldn t do it without your support and involvement. dates: For 2018 the main regional events in the Midlands will be: 21st June, Venue: TBC 28th June, The Roundhouse, Derby HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN BOTH irail AND THE BIG BANG FAIRS : We are looking for 4 key methods of engagement at these events: Exhibitors (an interac ve Rail or STEM based exhibi on stand) Workshop providers (hands-on workshop ac vi es for a class-sized group for a dura on of minutes) BIG BANG FAIRS ONLY Show presenters (Highly interac ve, visual and exci ng STEM based shows presented to a large audience) BIG BANG FAIRS ONLY Challenge Judges (experienced Rail professionals who can judge the challenge work done on the event day for irail or experienced STEM professionals who can judge the project work entered into the Big Bang Compe on) audience - The irail audience age range is years old. The purpose is to inspire young people pre-gcse into rail and therefore make appropriate GCSE subject choices and to engage with those who are already studying STEM subjects to consider a career in Rail when they finish college or university. The Big Bang audience age range is 9-19 years old with a focus on years 7, 8 & 9. The purpose is to inspire young people pre-gcse or A-Level choices. PLAY YOUR PART! call There are many ways to get involved and several packages on offer to suit your business needs which are detailed in the pages that follow but if you are looking for something different or to make a real wow impact, please give us a call and we can work with you to put together a bespoke package that will suit your needs.

4 play your part at... careers rail leaders engineering networks future events package 1 package 4 x 1 event 400 students aged x 2 events 2000 students aged 9 - undergrads plus 1 package 2 x 2 events package students aged x 3 events up to 5 events package students aged 9 - undergrads x 3 events 1200 students aged 13-21

5 event fees and sponsorship opportunities package focus and audience student reach what s included cost Single irail Event Exhibitor 400 3m x 3m exhibitor space 250 Two irail Events Exhibitor 800 3m x 3m exhibitor space at each event 450 Three irail Events - Exhibitor 1,200 3m x 3m exhibitor space at each event 650 IRail Sponsorship Package Presence at all three irail Events 1,200 3m x 3m exhibitor space at each event plus your business featured in irail Mailshots and on the irail website 800 irail and Big Bang Joint Involvement Package Any single irail event and any single Big Bang event Rail and STEM - Students Aged 9 to 2,500 3m x 3m exhibitor space at each event 750 irail and Big Bang Joint Involvement Package Presence at mul ple irail and Big Bang events (up to 5 events across the East and West Midlands) build your own package to suit your budget: feature in irail mailouts Includes: feature in the news e shot mail out to over 500 school contacts. Includes image, logo and 50 word write up. 100 Rail and STEM - Students Aged 9 to 6,000 3m x 3m exhibitor space at each event plus your business featured in irail Mailshots and on irail website irail working lunch sponsor 1,950 *Numbers based on previous a endance figures Includes: logo, banners, POS placement within the network lunch area. 450 feature in the irail webpage sponsor a school to attend Includes: company feature on the irail website page including logo and write up. 100 Includes: Full or par al transport costs. tbc feature in the irail video Includes: Interview and feature in the local event video which promotes future events. 100 sponsor the irail award prizes Includes: logo on the irail trophies and school cash prize marke ng irail is your ideal pla orm to showcase rail careers and innova on to young people in the region.

6 press coverage careers rail leaders engineering networks future Find out more by calling Michelle Lewis Programme Lead at Learn by Design on: Office Tel: Mobile: Seeking out engineers of the future whilst showcasing innova ons in the rail industry