Engineering Your Future
Careers Awareness Days
Forthcoming Events in Greater London
Friday 17 October 08
Host: The Institution of Civil Engineers
Venue: One Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA
Registration: Susanna Wisborg, SETPOINT London East: 020 8983 1277 or susanna.wisborg @ btinternet.com
Friday 21 November 08
Host: The Douay Martyrs School
Venue: Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Middlesex. UB10 8QY
Registration: Anita Le-Gall, SETPOINT London West: 020 8897 7633 or a.le-gall @ btconnect.com
Monday 1 December 08
Host: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Location: The IET, Savoy Place WC2R 0BL
Registration: Susanna Wisborg, SETPOINT London East: 020 8983 1277 or susanna.wisborg @ btinternet.com
Forthcoming Events in North West England
Greater Manchester
17 October 08 - Bolton STC (Science & Technology Centre) (was Bolton TIC)
24 October 08 - MANCAT, Openshaw, Manchester
Applications to: David Ward, davidwardsalford @ aol.com.
Lancashire
10 October 08 - Burnley Football Club
21 November 08 - Preston North End Football Club
Applications to: Sophie Michel, sophie.michel @ lebp.co.uk
Cumbria
07 October 08 - Sellafield Business Centre, Sellafield
Applications to: Tony Gill, tony @ setpointcumbria.co.uk
What is Engineering Your Future?
Now in its eighth year, Engineering Your Future has become a key date in the diary of London Secondary Schools and Sixth Form Colleges. This one-day careers event has been established to provide an opportunity for attendees to see that engineering is a career worth pursuing. It is jointly co-ordinated and sponsored by SETPOINT London East, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
Aims:
- To illustrate the diverse careers available to engineers.
- To encourage A-Level and GNVQ students to study engineering after leaving school or college.
- To increase public awareness of the importance of engineering to society and the economy.
Who should attend?
If you are a student aged 17-18 who is studying science, maths or engineering (or similar subjects) at GNVQ or A-Level, give your teacher or lecturer our details (below) and ask them to get in touch with us.
If you are a teacher of such students, please attend with them and join in the fun, or just come along to observe.
If you represent an engineering company and you are interested in hosting a session, let us know.
Finally, if you are a young professional engineer who'd like to help us make this a memorable day for the students, we are always looking for volunteers to lead student groups and to take part in our ‘speed dating’ (see below), so please get in touch!
What's in it for me?
Students and teachers attending will enjoy:
- Practical, interactive sessions working with recently qualified engineers
- Insight into the different branches of engineering and how they work together
- Advice on engineering career paths, given by working engineers
Companies and young engineers taking part will benefit from:
- the chance to meet some gifted and enthusiastic students
- an opportunity to raise the profile of careers in engineering
- feedback on how your session is perceived by the students.
What happens on the day?
After the welcome there are 5 sessions of 40 minutes each, with groups of students attending each session in turn. The groups are led by one or more young engineers who can answer questions informally throughout the day.
All sessions are practical and interactive and provide an insight into the working life of an engineer. In four of the sessions attendees learn about an area of engineering from one of the companies invited; the other session, ‘Routes into Engineering’, is a chance to meet some recently qualified engineers and to ask them how they got to where they are, and what their future plans are.
Representatives from the Year in Industry scheme will be on hand throughout the day to talk about opportunities for placements, including their exciting new YINI Work & Travel Combo.
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Arrival and registration |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Group sessions (2) |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 15:00 | Group sessions (3) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Closing remarks and feedback |
| 1530 | Close |
Example Workshops - ICivE, October 2007
- MW Kellogg
- MW Kellogg Ltd. is an international design, engineering, and construction company which serves the oil and gas industry employing over 1200 engineers located in West London.
Students will be given an insight into the management and engineering process used to design and construct large scale gas processing plants in sites all over the world.
This session will be run by young engineers who will explain their roles and responsibilities in the company and provide an interactive activity for student participation to enable a greater understanding of the challenges involved in executing these billion pound projects. - Firstco
- Firstco was established in the UK in 1998 and has grown rapidly in the areas of technical consultancy, project management and systems design and integration. We are currently working on major projects such as London Heathrow's new Terminal 5 and the Cross London Rail Link in the UK.
We have teams of engineers providing high level guidance, detailed design, project management and systems integration. Firstco has an outstanding record in recruiting recent engineering graduates. We help them to develop their experience by working on world class projects as well as their professional capabilities by supporting them to achieve Chartered Engineer status. - Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Virgin Atlantic's fleet of 38 Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A340s fly all around the world, every day of the year, and it's our job, in Engineering, to ensure the highest possible standards of safety and serviceability.
Virgin Atlantic Engineering employs 900 staff, based primarily in the UK but also in over 15 different locations across our network, from the USA to Africa and Australia. We perform the maintenance and control the continued airworthiness of our fleet. There are plenty of opportunities to use your engineering skills from developing our seats and cabins, or working with the industry on environmentally friendly projects, to resolving in-service issues with the aircraft and engine manufacturers. The workshop will provide you with an interactive opportunity to manage the engineering support of a busy airline operation. - Mott MacDonald
- Mott MacDonald is a global management, engineering and development consultancy with a US$1.5 billion turnover and work spanning over 140 countries world-wide.
We have over 11000 staff working in all sectors from transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment to health and education, industry and communications. - Routes into Engineering
- Do you know all the different paths that are available to pursue a career in engineering? If not, this ‘speed meeting’ session gives you a great opportunity to find out fast!
Similar to ‘speed dating’, you will spend a few minutes talking to Universities, Colleges, Year in Industry, Graduates, Apprentices and Employers. The sponsoring Engineering Institutions will also be on hand to talk about professional engineering qualifications, sponsorship and career progression. We all look forward to meeting you.
Recent Events:
Friday 7 March 08 - Rosedale College, Hayes, Middlesex
Monday 10 March 08 - Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
Friday 14 March 08 - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
What Next?
For registration, see contact details for each event above.
For general information please contact Susanna Wisborg at SETPOINT London East: 020 8983 1277 or susanna.wisborg @ btinternet.com