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Turning children’s enthusiasm for transport into a career in industry

London Transport Museum’s industry backed Enjoyment to Employment scheme tackles the skills shortage in the transport sector by turning childhood enthusiasm into future careers.

To do this we:

  • Change perceptions about careers in transport and engineering from an early age
  • Combine creative STEM activities inspired by the history transport in London with opportunities for children, families and teachers to meet industry professionals
  • Break down barriers that stop young people pursuing careers in transport, and connect them to job opportunities

To learn more about how we are addressing this skills gap and discover the highlights of our recent Enjoyment to Employment activities, please download our Enjoyment to Employment 2023/24 Interim Report below.

Enjoyment to Employmeny

If you would like to hear more about how you can get involved, please contact us at [email protected]

Enjoyment to Employment video

Our programmes

The London Transport Museum is uniquely placed to act as a bridge between children and young people and industry professionals through the Enjoyment to Employment programme, offering unrivalled opportunities to learn and grow a passion for the work being done in the sector.

We deliver this in the following areas:

Grandparent and grandchild building with green plastic bricks

Learning as a family

Ages 0-12

Last year more than 20,000 families took part in fun and thought-provoking sessions where both children and parents engage with interactive and immersive activities and workshops that fire children’s imaginations and bring transport to life.

Employees from our industry partners have the opportunity to be trained as Family Volunteers helping to tell stories and lead craft activities that enable families to learn collaboratively. The activities take place at the Museum during school holidays, and this summer we will be opening our Sustainability Garden where volunteers will be able to support with workshops and programming which focuses on a green and sustainable future.

Guide dressed in white coat and black cap of vintage bus driver uniform gesturing at historic bus in gallery full of historic vehicles for a crowd of uniformed schoolchildren

Schools

Ages 3-14

Our collection brings real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects to life.

Some 22,000 school children took part in a range of interactive sessions in class-groups exploring science, art, problem-solving and literacy at the Museum last year. All our sessions are delivered by trained museum professionals who expertly draw together transport, the arts and the National Curriculum. These sessions allow opportunities for our incredible STEM Ambassadors to use their expertise and play a role in facilitating and relating the teaching to real world scenarios that would be found within jobs in the industry.

Group of people in front of a museum display wall, one wearing a lanyard and badge talking to the others

Route into Work

Ages 16- 25

Young people who are not in employment build and develop confidence, presentation skills and understanding of work to take their first step on the career ladder.

The Museum gives at least 100 young people a year the opportunity to develop key employability skills and to present what they have learned to an employer in the transport industry with live job vacancies.

Get involved

London Transport Museum’s Enjoyment to Employment programme is a collective response looking beyond the short-term to secure the future of the transport industry and we are very grateful to our partners for their support.

We aim to bring businesses together to tackle the skills shortage facing the transport sector by turning childhood enthusiasm into future careers.

We are actively looking for new partners to grow the Enjoyment to Employment coalition and to grow our impact and achieve our mission.

In return for joining the coalition our partners receive:

  1. An opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the skills gap in London
  2. Access to staff volunteering opportunities linked to professional development
  3. Access to Corporate Members Receptions and networking opportunities to meet directly with key members of the industry
  4. Public recognition throughout the Museum and from the Commissioner and Mayor at our leading industry events
  5. A place on our Steering Committee to share their knowledge and experience both with London Transport Museum and industry peers

If you are interested in getting involved in the initiative as an industry partner please, contact [email protected] to arrange a meeting to learn more about how your company can support and benefit from this successful programme.

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