Digital Engineering Technology and Innovation (DETI)
What is DETI?
The Digital Engineering Technology and Innovation (DETI) programme is investing in the future of digital engineering for our region.
The West of England is a hub for innovative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries, and home to a thriving ecosystem of digital creatives and future arts industries.
However, there is a huge skills and employment gap in the UK for future engineers.
Industry partners
DETI is a strategic programme of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), delivered by the National Composites Centre, in partnership with;
- Centre for Modelling and Simulation
- Digital Catapult
- UWE Bristol
- University of Bristol
- University of Bath.
Industry partners include Airbus, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and CFMS, with contributions from UWE Bristol, Digital Catapult and Siemens. DETI is funded by £5m from WECA, with co-investment from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and industry.
Skills development
UWE Bristol’s School of Engineering are leading the Skills Development branch of DETI, establishing an engineering engagement hub for the West of England, based at UWE Bristol's engineering building. Working in collaboration with key DETI partners and industry supporters they are delivering three programmes.
Inspire
Encouraging diversity and inclusivity, DETI Inspire engages children in primary and secondary education across the West of England, with a focus on disadvantaged areas. Using curriculum-linked engineering outreach and careers support, we are connecting children with real-life, diverse engineering role models to widen participation and aspirations for STEM careers.
DETI Inspire builds on the success of previous projects founded and launched by UWE Bristol, including Curiosity Connections – the network for inspirational primary STEM education in the West of England, and Women Like Me – a tiered mentoring project for women engineers, and has established the DETI Diversity Demonstrator - a network of high-quality diverse engineering career role models, supported by Inspire to interact with outreach events throughout the West of England.
Transform
Inspiring future generations, the DETI Transform programme plans to engage with further and higher education institutions to map and upgrade current taught provision and demonstrate how digital engineering can contribute to the sustainability goals for the West of England, leading into the next phase of clean and sustainable growth.
Innovate
To ensure the current and future workforce is digital ready, the DETI Innovate programme will examine the tools, technologies, and processes needed to rapidly accelerate engineering capabilities and identify the skills needed to embed a digital culture throughout organisations in the West of England. By undertaking a Skills Gap Analysis, DETI Innovate will map current roles within the design and manufacturing fields to digital skills, both current and future, to understand the gaps and help focus solutions.
Working with the existing engineering community DETI Innovate will ensure courses are ‘fit for purpose’ to build the workforce of the future. Working with established national and regional initiatives, short courses will be developed to enhance digital awareness and a Postgraduate conversion course for technical and non-technical graduates will equip them with the necessary digital skills to fulfil roles in a digital manufacturing workplace.
Further information
Find out more about DETI.
For further information about our DETI Skills programme contact deti@uwe.ac.uk.
You can also read about our progress on the Engineering Our Future blog.
Engineering Our Future blog
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The Inspire Sustainability team and the MAKERS project are pairing with the University of Bristol to support the delivery of several engineering skills workshops to the young community of St Pauls. The series of weekly free workshops are aimed at young people from the community, and look to provide a chance to learn key engineering … Continue reading "Inspire Sustainability team collaborating to bring engineering skills to the St Pauls community"
Inspire Sustainability team collaborating to bring engineering skills to the St Pauls community
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The Leaders Award ‘If You Were an Engineer…’ national competition is partnering with UWE Bristol to again support this year’s competition, and bring to life an exciting prototype from one of last year’s winning young engineers. The competition asks school children to imagine a creative and innovative solution to a problem, and design an inspiring … Continue reading "Student engineers developing prototype of winning design from young engineer competition"
Student engineers developing prototype of winning design from young engineer competition
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The West of England Combined Authority recently held their annual School Summit, inviting young people from many secondary schools across the West to make their voices heard on sustainability issues in the area. Information about the summit is here: https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/schoolssummit/ Metro Mayor Dan Norris welcomed over 100 GCSE students to Ashton Gate Stadium for a … Continue reading "Young people pairing green innovations and sport with the Inspire Sustainability team at the WECA Schools Summit"
Young people pairing green innovations and sport with the Inspire Sustainability team at the WECA Schools Summit
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Last week saw a huge number of young students from local schools engage with fun and engaging ‘STEAM’ activities at an event hosted at Trowbridge townhall by Wiltshire Council. (https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/) STEAM subjects (science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths) are an influence on every aspect of our daily lives, and the industries will continue to grow … Continue reading "Inspire Sustainability team at Wiltshire STEAM2024 Festival"
Inspire Sustainability team at Wiltshire STEAM2024 Festival
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The plans to redevelop Bristol’s Temple Quarter are currently being finalised, and the council want to know the opinions of local school children about what they want to see in the area. Bristol City Council have partnered with the School of Engineering’s Inspire Sustainability team to develop a school workshop allowing local school children to … Continue reading "Bristol City Council and Inspire Sustainability team: Children’s ideas for Bristol Temple Quarter regeneration project"
Bristol City Council and Inspire Sustainability team: Children’s ideas for Bristol Temple Quarter regeneration project
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As part of the MAKERS project, UWE Bristol students recently had the opportunity to use their repair and making skills to support the Easton based Baggator Youth Group and “Residents Against Dirty Energy” (RADE) Bristol campaign for better air by helping them to fix their traffic and pollution sensors. The community group uses sensors to measure traffic and air … Continue reading "UWE Bristol students support Easton campaign for better air with repair skills"
UWE Bristol students support Easton campaign for better air with repair skills
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The UWE MAKERS project has been going from strength to strength since it first launched in September last year to help improve belonging for diverse engineering students at UWE Bristol, through developing connections with local Maker and Repair communities in the region. The project is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, and aims to … Continue reading "How the MAKERS project is supporting students to develop hands-on skills and boost employability"
How the MAKERS project is supporting students to develop hands-on skills and boost employability
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The MAKERS project is giving students the opportunity to use their repair and making skills to support the Easton based Baggator Youth Group and “Residents Against Dirty Energy” (RADE) Bristol campaign for better air. The group uses sensors to measure traffic and air pollution in their area to support their campaign efforts. Air pollution data … Continue reading "Opportunity for students to support East Bristol campaign for better air with repair skills"
Opportunity for students to support East Bristol campaign for better air with repair skills
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