Lancaster tech skills organisation to host ‘electech’ fun day

A Lancaster tech skills company is throwing open its doors to showcase all things ‘electech’.

Tech Lancaster is hosting a hands-on day as part of a wider UK National Manufacturing Day celebration happening nationwide tomorrow (September 25).

As part of the annual celebrations, Tech Lancaster, supported by Lancaster City Council and the UK Government, wants to invite the public to come along to the event at The Storey.

‘Electech’ encompasses designing and manufacturing technology involving electronics, motors, sensors, embedded systems, and software coding, among other specialisations.

There will be opportunities to get hands-on with building electronics, robots, learning to code and Micro:bits in this fun packed day about all things electech.

The day of activities runs from 10am to 6pm.

Local companies will also be exhibiting what goes on behind the scenes in electech companies, with careers advice and more information on Tech Lancaster’s pioneering skills bootcamp for adult learning programmes and planned future programmes for young people.

Tech Lancaster have pioneered skills, learning and outreach in the sector across the Lancaster district, and have expanded operations to cover the whole of the United Kingdom as part of UK Government Skills for Life programmes to upskill and reskill high priority jobs.

The products developed within this sector are increasingly integral to daily life as society’s reliance on technology grows.

The electech industry continues to grow in the UK, and in particular the Lancaster district has a particularly buoyant sector, including companies involved in the design and manufacturing of a wide range of technologies – from consumer electronics and AI to nuclear and defence technologies.

To register for a free ticket click here