Volunteer Engineers

The STEPS Young Engineers Award is a project-style competition aimed at 3rd and 4th class primary school students in the Republic of Ireland. STEPS offers teachers the option to invite a STEPS Volunteer Engineer to their class to give their students an opportunity to showcase their projects to a REAL engineer! STEPS Engineers tell the class a bit about their life as an engineer, listen to the students’ presentations and give some encouraging feedback. They do not judge the projects. It is a very exciting day for the young engineers. It is also a fantastic experience to build confidence and to learn to present work as a team a young age.

Volunteer Engineers

All engineers, from students to retirees, who would like to visit a class participating in the STEPS Young Engineers Award 2025-2026 as an engineer role mode must attend a online volunteer training workshop.

You can attend this session with no obligation. At the end of the session you will receive a link to sign up. If you choose to sign up - you can opt in or out at any time.

All STEPS Volunteer Engineers MUST complete one STEPS online training workshop for the year of their visit. This is to ensure all our Volunteer Engineers have the latest information and resources for their visit, to uphold our Investing in Volunteers accreditation and to comply with our Child Safe-Guarding policy.

In this session we will cover what is involved in a STEPS Young Engineers Award Volunteer Engineer school visit, our child protection policies and the latest STEPS resources available to support you on your visit.

The session will be 1.5 hours with ample time for Q&A at the end, should you have any questions.

There are 8 identical online sessions held during September. If none of these times suit, or if you would like to organise a group specific session for your organisation, please contact steps@engineersireland.ie

Register for a STEPS Volunteer Engineer Online Training Workshop

Monday 1 September

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10:30am - 12:00pm

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5:00 - 6:30pm

Tuesday
2 September

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11:00am - 12:30pm

Wednesday
3 September

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1:00 - 2:30pm

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6:00 - 7:30pm

Register for a STEPS Volunteer Engineer Online Training Workshop

Thursday
4 September

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11:00am - 12:30pm

Friday
5 September

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10:00 - 11:30am

Thursday
25 September

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11:00am - 12:30pm

Resources available to all our STEPS Young Engineers Award Volunteers

Once you have completed a volunteer training session you will be invited to sign up online up as a STEPS Volunteer Engineer. Once you have been accepted you will receive a Volunteer Pack.

This includes:

A customisable Power Point presentation for your class visit
Online app to support matching you with your preferred school
Tips on communicating with a young audience
A social media template to share your volunteering experience with your connections.
An additional Lunch and Learn session to prepare you

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