UKESF - UK Electronics Skills Foundation

Name

UKESF - UK Electronics Skills Foundation

Legal name

UK Electronics Skills Foundation

Website

https://ukesf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Skills Development

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Awarding Organizations & Credentialing Bodies (Certificates/Diplomas) (EDADAFAC), Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC), Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

Keywords

• Electronics skills development
• STEM education programs
• Industry scholarship schemes
• University student outreach
• Workforce talent pipeline

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashton Keynes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and grants: UKESF operates as a registered charity (SC043940) and relies on funding from industry partners, government bodies, and charitable foundations to support its scholarship and outreach programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UKESF is a UK charity that addresses electronics-sector skills shortages by operating industry-funded scholarship schemes for undergraduates, running school-level STEM outreach (primary and secondary), and convening employers, universities, and schools around the electronics talent pipeline. Its core deliverables are the Scholarship Scheme, the Semiconductor Talent Award, the Primary Electronics Programme, "Spark their Imagination," "Electronics Everywhere," "Girls into Electronics," and "Build a Bot."

Product overview

UKESF offers a portfolio of educational programs and resources focused on building the future electronics workforce. The core offering includes the Scholarship Scheme connecting university students with industry employers, the Primary Electronics Programme for young children, and Electronics Everywhere classroom resources for A-level students. These programs are complemented by targeted initiatives like Girls into Electronics, the Semiconductor Talent Award, and regional programs like Spark their Imagination in Wales. The organization acts as a skills intermediary between education and industry rather than offering a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UKESF Scholarship Scheme: A scholarship programme connecting capable students from leading universities with employers in the electronics industry.
• Electronics Everywhere
• Spark their Imagination, Power their Future
• Semiconductor Talent Award
• UKESF Primary Electronics
• Girls into Electronics

Products and services

• UKESF Scholarship Scheme Industry-funded scholarship programme for UK undergraduates studying electronics or related STEM subjects, providing financial support and a paid summer industry placement.
• Semiconductor Talent Award Specialised track within the UKESF Scholarship Scheme aimed at addressing the UK semiconductor skills shortage by funding undergraduates focused on semiconductor-related disciplines.
• Primary Electronics Programme UKESF outreach programme introducing primary-school pupils to electronics through curriculum-linked activities and resources.
• Spark their Imagination Primary-school outreach initiative designed to spark children's interest in electronics and engineering from an early age.
• Electronics Everywhere Secondary-school outreach programme demonstrating the relevance of electronics to everyday life and encouraging further study of electronics-related subjects.
• Girls into Electronics Outreach programme aimed at encouraging girls to consider further study and careers in electronics, addressing gender imbalance in the sector.
• Build a Bot Hands-on school project in which pupils build and programme an electronic robot, providing practical engagement with electronics.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and founding.

• CSA CatapultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor strategic partner for semiconductor talent development. CSA Catapult collaborates with UKESF on the Spark their Imagination programme in Wales and sponsors scholars through the Semiconductor Talent Award programme.
• University of SouthamptoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey academic partner in developing and delivering Electronics Everywhere classroom resources. The university provides outreach kits, training videos, and ongoing support for schools using the resources.
• Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner that awarded UKESF the contract to deliver the Semiconductor Talent & Education Programme (STEP), a skills package to support local talent pipelines and university-industry collaboration.
• ApplemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting the Girls into Electronics programme for its fourth year, helping to encourage more girls to consider careers in the electronics and semiconductor sector.
• ARMmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor industry partner and supporter of UKESF programs, providing sponsorship and engagement opportunities for scholars.
• STMicroelectronicsfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitial collaborator on the Primary Electronics programme development, providing foundational support for the program's creation.
• IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the IET's Engineering Education Grant Scheme, helped fund development of Logic and Arithmetic kits and pilot projects.
• TechWorksmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner organization collaborating on semiconductor skills initiatives.
• QualcommmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner supporting UKESF's mission to develop electronics skills talent pipeline.
• BAE SystemsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor industry partner supporting UKESF programs and scholarship opportunities.
• SiemensmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner contributing to UKESF's employer network and talent development initiatives.
• InfineonmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner engaged with UKESF's skills development programs.
• Imagination TechnologiesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology industry partner supporting UKESF's initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EngineeringUK: UK charity focused on inspiring the next generation of engineers and addressing engineering skills shortages through school engagement, employer partnerships, and policy advocacy — operating a near-identical model to UKESF but across the broader engineering sector.
• SEMI Foundation: Global semiconductor industry association's philanthropic arm that funds workforce development, university programs, and diversity initiatives in semiconductors — directly comparable to UKESF's Semiconductor Talent Award and semiconductor skills remit.
• The Smallpeice Trust: UK educational charity running residential courses, scholarships, and STEM activities for school-age students interested in engineering — comparable to UKESF's outreach programmes targeting future electronics engineers.
• Engineering Development Trust (EDT): UK charity providing industry-led STEM enrichment programmes, work experience, and university pathways for young people — overlapping with UKESF's scholarship, mentoring, and industry-partnered school engagement model.
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): UK-based professional engineering body that runs education grants, scholarship programmes, and outreach to schools and universities to build engineering capacity — UKESF is explicitly an IET Engineering Education Grant Scheme recipient and partner.
• STEM Learning: UK charity (formerly STEMNET) that delivers STEM education resources, CPD for teachers, and school engagement programmes — directly comparable to UKESF's Electronics Everywhere and Primary Electronics classroom offerings.

Broad incumbents

• techUK: UK technology trade association representing tech employers on policy, skills, and diversity — competes with UKESF for the same employer engagement budget on the broader tech skills agenda.
• Royal Academy of Engineering: UK national academy that invests in engineering education, research, and skills policy; broader than UKESF but shares the mission of building the UK engineering talent pipeline through scholarships, school engagement, and employer collaboration.
• SEMI Global Industry Association: Global semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry association whose workforce and public policy programmes mirror UKESF's semiconductor skills agenda at a multinational scale.

Regional players

• BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT: UK professional body for IT that runs school engagement, skills advocacy, and credentials programmes — adjacent to UKESF's electronics-focused skills remit but in a closely related technology vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theukesf
• Facebookfacebook.com/UKESF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ukesf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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