The Engineering Education Scheme is an annual event which can run for over a year after the start.
It begins with a launch day in September or October which are held in regional batches.
At the start of January the team will spend 3 days at a university having lectures from engineering professors and using the facilities to test their designs.
The scheme finishes at a 'Celebration and Assessment Day' where the teams show off their completed design at a stand along with their report which is usually about 40-80 pages long.
Students involved in the award often go on to read engineering at University, and the scheme is often a factor contributing to successful entry; due to the level of difficulty its completion is highly regarded by admissions tutors.