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Skilled people for safer engineering

Discover how Lloyd's Register Foundation is increasing the number and diversity of skilled engineers, especially in parts of the world where they're most needed.

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Estimated number of scientists and engineers in Europe (2018).

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E=Young engineers attending a lecture, Indonesia

The global engineering sector is facing a skills shortage.

Occupational accident data indicates that the safety gap between developing economies and the developed world is increasing, and emerging technologies, unless adopted safely, could exacerbate this gap rather than close it. To meet the demands of urbanisation, industrialisation and a rapidly growing population, we need a new approach to engineering education that has diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart.

Lloyd’s Register Foundation is building a global evidence base that informs us where engineering capacity is most lacking, helping identify which interventions are most effective to address safety challenges in their local context. We champion skills initiatives that will support a safe, equitable and just transition to zero-carbon fuels, and remove barriers for new talent and underrepresented demographics to enter the engineering workforce, particularly in the Global South.

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Skilled people for safer engineering

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Live skilled people for safer engineering grants.

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Countries receiving funding in this area.

£22m £22m

Current value of grant portfolio in this area.

Tim Slingsby Director of Skills and Education

We will support safety leadership, identify safety skills needs and promote more capacity and capability for safer engineering where it is most needed.

Tim Slingsby speaking at NSIRC international conference.

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Suela is a philanthropy expert with over eight years of experience in grant giving, specialising in education, resilience, and mental health. At Lloyd’s Register Foundation, she oversees the World Risk Poll and leads funding processes.

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Emily Cameron, Programme Manager at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, leads projects with a focus on heritage grants and managing key partnerships. With a background in cultural heritage and science, she has held roles in national museums and consultancies.