Connecting industry with education to build an inspiring, innovative, diverse and proficient workforce by supporting design and technology, and engineering education in our schools and colleges.
Support us by helping us reverse the decline in D&T education. You can sign our manifesto, get actively involved in our School Business Partnership initiative to impact school curricula, or join us as a Blueprint 1000® partner, collaborating with 1000 schools and businesses over the coming years. Read our 'Manifesto for Change in Design and Technology Education' to learn more.
Bringing education and business together. Blueprint 1000® is a movement where our partner companies work closely with us and member schools, to inspire young people to embark on design, technology engineering and manufacturing careers and to help shape the creative, technical and vocational education they receive.
Help shape the future workforce by connecting your business with a school to enhance their curriculum with real-world context. By sharing your expertise, you’ll foster skills in problem-solving, creativity, and resilience in young people. Join us and become one of our initial twenty partners to create impactful educational experiences.
We work with businesses of all types within the D&T sector, who contribute to schools and help teachers and pupils with their understanding of what is required in a commercial and technologically developing world.
Inspiring career choices for students in the design, engineering, creative, manufacturing and digital sectors.
Vital in ensuring local, high quality support, training and advice to members and schools. Their knowledge and expertise ensures that the information and advice to members is completely up to date, accurate and relevant.
A network of Ambassadors drawn from government, industry, cultural institutions and education keen to champion and support Design and Technology and Engineering education.
Design Education International is the global brand of the D&T Association. Founded over 25 years ago as the Design & Technology Association, we are recognised as the UK leader in the field of design and technology education.