Marvel has joined a campaign to promote the career of engineering to young people aged seven to 16.
The government's Year of Engineering has joined forces with the entertainment giant to launch the More Heroes Needed aptitude test for young people. The test will help them discover which superhero qualities they share with iconic characters like Iron Man and The Hulk. It will also showcase how those strengths could help them thrive in the world of engineering.
The new aptitude test is part of a wide range of resources for parents and teachers on the Year of Engineering website.
Launching the partnership, Year of Engineering Minister Nusrat Ghani joined children from the Berger Primary School in Hackney and a team of real-life super heroes – including a female army engineer turned weight-lifter, and an expert in comic book science – at an immersive new Marvel exhibition in east London.
Nusrat Ghani, Minister for the Year of Engineering said: "The characters who inhabit the Marvel universe are famed for achieving amazing things against all odds; something engineers do on a daily basis.
"Whether it's tackling the problems of climate change, helping to provide clean water and energy in developing nations or using technology to help us live healthier more independent lives, the engineering profession is full of its very own super heroes.
"I'm certain that this partnership will encourage many young people to look again at their own amazing abilities and realise that while they may never possess the strength of the Hulk they could one day move mountains as an engineer."
The aptitude test can be accessed here.
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