STEM Workforce Pipeline
TryEngineering provides opportunities and resources for adults working with school-aged children to develop and engage in quality STEM outreach activities locally. This helps IEEE reach its goal of impacting as many school-aged children as possible worldwide!
We desire that all school-aged children see themselves as changemakers who can improve the world through engineering and technology. Engineering is for everyone! With this mindset, quality resources, strong partnerships, an engaged community, and innovative programs, we can grow the STEM workforce pipeline by creating more diverse engineering and technology professionals.
Our History
TryEngineering.org, which today empowers the next generation of technology innovators, was originally launched in 2006 as a collaboration of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of Science. Initially, it focused on providing resources that advanced the skills and knowledge of educators who sought to bring engineering education into their classrooms and excite students about engineering and technology careers. Moshe Kam, 2011 IEEE President, played a central role in the launching of the TryEngineering platform and was recognized for this work when he received the 2016 IEEE Haraden Pratt Award.
Mission
TryEngineering fosters educational outreach to school-aged children around the globe by supporting teachers and IEEE volunteers with the tools needed for engaging activities and measurable outcomes. TryEngineering provides resources, lesson plans, and activities that engage and inspire.
Vision
IEEE and the world will look to PECC’s leadership and insight in bringing youth to the global technical community.
Core Values
Global Community Building
Service to Youth
Diversity and Inclusion
Excellence
Innovation and Discovery
Empowerment
Pre-University Education Coordinating Committee
Pre-University Education Coordination Committee (PECC) actively seeks out individuals and organizations who work with school-aged children and share this noble objective and provides them support to implement a variety of activities, inside and outside the classroom, as a means of engaging these young people into the world of engineering.
Together, we can empower the next generation of engineers, guiding them toward a future filled with promise and endless possibilities.
Our Impact Highlights
IEEE volunteers collectively report on the results of the STEM activities (through vTool Event reports) occurring throughout IEEE’s global communities. Volunteers self-report on the number of students, teachers and volunteers involved in their events. Collectively, IEEE volunteers inspire the next generation to pursue STEM fields.