About LEP

What is the London Engineering Project?

The London Engineering Project (LEP) is a partnership of schools, colleges, universities, science and engineering education charities, industry and Government. It is actively led by The Royal Academy of Engineering with generous funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). 

Its aim is to create more people with engineering skills in the capital, forming a pipeline that takes students from school, through FE and HE and into the profession.

The LEP works to get more young Londoners into engineering careers. It particularly seeks to engage women and Caribbean, Bangladeshi and Pakistani students, all of whom are currently under-represented in engineering.

The approach is to provide inspiring outreach activities in schools and attractive, relevant engineering courses in local universities and to populate these courses with students from London schools and FE colleges.

Employers have a significant role to play in this, helping to create new university courses and promoting the advantages of a life in engineering to students in schools and colleges.

Download the latest LEP report below.