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WES Annual Student Conference - 'Engineering Inspiration'
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The fifth WES Annual Student Conference in association with Aston University is shaping up with companies and professional engineers signing up to meet and inspire this year's students. Headline sponsors Jaguar Land Rover and EDF Energy are offering student bursaries; applications close on the 20 October 2013. Other sponsors include Arup, GE Energy and Baker Hughes
This event presents a great opportunity for women students to find out about cutting edge topics and technology to help inspire them onto a career in engineering and technology. Speakers include Professor Dame Julie King, Allan Cook and many other inspiring speakers
See the report from last year and watch the videos. Now's the time to book your student places and finalise your student selection process; this is a discount for 10 places of 10%.
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Notgoingtouni.co.uk is proud to support the Women's Engineering Society
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www.notgoingtouni.co.uk is the UK's leading website dedicated to helping young people make informed decisions about their future by showing the opportunities that exist outside of the traditional university route such as entry level roles, apprenticeships, foundation & sponsored degrees.
We are enormously proud of the work we do with many of the major brands in the UK assisting them in attracting and engaging bright young people to their opportunities through a range of effective itinerary, both online and face to face.
NGtU have had 100's of engineering opportunities on the website, with clients that include; National Grid, EDF, Balfour Beatty, Tfl, Network Rail, Jaguar Land Rover, QinetiQ, Unilever, Environment Agency, BP, British Airways, Barratts, Carillion, Skanska and BAM Nuttall. Currently there are a total of 176 Engineering Listings on the site.
We often work with organisations, keen to attract a diverse pool of candidates to their workforce, particularly within Engineering, Construction and IT and we have worked on a number of campaigns where the focus has been to actively target female candidates.
NGtU helps to create campaigns that break down the myths and stereotypes that surround gender and at the same time also helps young people understand all the various options available to them, which they otherwise may not have considered. Our site attracts up to 100'000 visitors per month, so clearly there are a great number of young people considering their next career steps.
Key facts and figures
* Up to 100,000 young people visiting per month (16-24 years and 60% female)
* Our monthly e-newsletter is available to all NGtU subscribers (93,000+)
* Feature 100's of inspirational case study videos within our 'Be Inspired' section on the site
* We attend approximately 80 careers events each year, distributing our clients careers literature and reaching 250,00 young people
* NGtU will be visiting approx 1,000 schools in 2014 with some key partners to ensure our young people are better informed about all the options available to them Please visit the site www.notgoingtouni.co.uk and share your stories with us.
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Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2013
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This prestigious award honours the very best early career remale engineers working in the UK today.
The award will be presented on 5th December 2013, at The Pullman Hotel. London.
For more information on the finalists and to attend the event click here.
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CENSIS - Board Opportunities
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CENSIS is looking to appoint new people to their Board. Visit the website for more details.
Posts are not remunerated. Informal enquiries may be made to Bob Downes, CENSIS Chairman.
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Inspiring the Future
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You might be interested in this initiative which arranges for employees from a range of organisations - from apprentices right up to Chief Execs, to visit secondary schools and talk about their profession. They only ask you to commit one hour per year.
Although anyone can get involved they have just started a particular campaign called 'inspiring women' and will be holding a number of events through the year to bring together 15,000 women by next year, from different sectors and get them out to schools.
For more details and to register visit the website.
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WES has recently been featured in several articles in the press. To read them visit the WES website.
If you have seen us mentioned anywhere please let us know and we can include it on the website
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Her Invitation's Leadership Academy: 'Increase your power and influence at work' Workshop,
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Tuesday 19th November 2013
Hintlesahm Hall, Suffolk
A one day workshop, run by Lynette Allen, creator of Her Invitation,
For more information and details on how to register visit the website.
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#whatengineersdo
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WES has launched a new initiative which will collate examples of what engineers do and why e.g. "I design new materials to help repair parts of the body like broken bones and damaged hearts; and also to use in the early detection of cancer and infectious diseases. Molly Stevens, Biomedical Engineer."
For more details contact the WES Office
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Students broken out of college to experience two of the uk's construction megaprojects
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City & Guilds gives Birmingham students exclusive access to London's biggest construction sites
City & Guilds, a global leader in skills education, surprised six students from South & City College Birmingham by transporting them from their classroom to two of the UK's largest megaproject construction sites - Crossrail and The Leadenhall Building at 122 Leadenhall Street. The event was part of a series of 'Open Doors' experiences leading up to The Skills Show (www.theskillsshow.com), which takes place 14-16 November and for which City & Guilds is a Premier Sponsor.
Onsite deep below London at Crossrail, three students met with Peter Leyton, Site Agent - C510 SCL Tunnels - Whitechapel, where they were briefed on the Crossrail project. They participated in a health and safety introduction before touring the new Crossrail tunnels at the Whitechapel site.
Above ground at The Leadenhall Building three students visited the Laing O'Rourke site where employees talked to them about their work experiences including their own apprenticeships and right through to their current management roles before giving them a tour of the site, including an external lift ride up the side of the nearly complete building.
The final stop for the day was a visit to the viewing platform of another of London's iconic megaprojects - The View from The Shard.
The aim of the day was to illustrate to students how their current education could enable them to shape the world around us and play a key role in Europe's future megaprojects.
At each site the students were accompanied by experts and apprentices and found out more about the skills that will make them strong job candidates in the future; valuable advice as according to recent City & Guilds research almost 60% employers believe that their sector is facing a skills shortage.
Chris Jones, CEO and Director General of City & Guilds, said: 'It's absolutely critical that young people are given opportunities like this to connect with businesses. We know that a third of employers are prepared to look abroad to address skills gaps in their industries. This risks leaving this country's young people struggling to find work. All too often, students are pushed onto an academic route without learning about the value of a skills-based education. We are delighted to have teamed up with such a great team of partners to show these students just how far their vocational training can take them.'
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WES is launching the first National Women in Engineering day and we need a logo. Can you help design one for this exciting new event. We also need committee members for planning and delivery of the event. If you can help with either of these please contact Dawn at the WES Office.
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And finally....
If you have any articles that you would like to have featured please contact the WES Office.
We'd love to hear your stories of ideas to inspire young people, schools outreach activities and projects you are working on that we can share across the WES community.
Don't forget to forward our e-newsletter to your friends and contacts, male or female and help to inspire more young women to consider engineering and technology as a career.
With good wishes
the e-News team.
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WES would like to thank its supporters and sponsors, particulary the IET, DP World London Gateway, Malvern Instruments, National Grid, Arup, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Selex and GE.
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Are you a WES Member?
If not click here to find out why you should be!
It costs a pound a week and helps us to do our work to promote engineering and technology amongst women and girls. |
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Women's Engineering Society Scottish Circle, Programme of events, 2013-14
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WES - Welcoming, entertaining, sustaining
WES exists to promote engineering to women but also to encourage those already in the profession, to this end we have series of events throughout the year in the West of Scotland.
7th Dec - 2:30 to 4pm Ada Lovelace tea
Meet to celebrate the life of Ada Lovelace with Nina Baker. Tea and cake at McCune Smith on Duke Street in Glasgow
23rd Jan, 6:30pm - ICE Lecture - EDINBURGH
"Forth road bridge crossing part 2"
Appleton tower, University of Edinburgh
Fri, in Feb, - ROLLS ROYCE VISIT - GLASGOW
DETAILS TBC
6th Mar, 6pm - ICE Lecture - GLASGOW
"Legacy projects for the Commonwealth games - integrated water management"
McCance lecture theatre, University of Strathclyde
Mar, - AIRCRAFT CARRIER VISIT - ROSYTH
Details to be confirmed
Thu, 3rd Apr, 6pm - Wine, invention and conversation - GLASGOW
Join us for an evening of having a go at building things whilst drinking wine. We intend to borrow some kits and KNEX and have a go. A great place to meet other professionals, ideal for any students out there. Details of location nearer the time.
Sat 28th Apr, 1pm - Visit to DISCOVERY - DUNDEE
A Saturday outing for all the family.
May, - WATER TREATMENT WORKS VISIT - GLASGOW
Details to be confirmed
May June 1pm - Museum of communication - Burntisland
Summer day out.
Sat 9th Aug, 1-4pm - Summer afternoon get together in Glasgow
including tea and cake, kids and families are welcome, this is where we plan the next years activities.
23rd Jun Engineering Women's day
We will do something - any ideas please get in contact
If you are joining us for an event please drop an e-mail to the WES Scottish circle secretary, Anne at
WES
All visits are free for WES members but a small donation from non-members is appreciated to help towards the organising of events.
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WES Company Members Needed | | |
As part of our drive to improve our financial position, WES would like to increase the number of Company Members that support our work, and we are appealing to all members to approach their companies to ask them to support our efforts. If you feel that your employer would be interested in partnering with WES to support our work, please contact the office for information about what this would involve, and how it would benefit both the company and the society. |
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National Engineering Competition for Girls
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The National Engineering Competition for Girls is a great opportunity for girls to be inspired by engineering and win some fantastic prizes!
The competition, supported by Rolls-Royce and EADS, is open to girls aged 11-14 and 15-18 from across the UK to submit their ideas for 'How can engineers solve the challenges of the 21st century?' There are £2000 worth of prizes, which will be awarded at the Big Bang Fair in March 2014. All entrants have the opportunity to get a CREST award and winners and runner-ups will receive a female engineering mentor and free membership to WES.
The deadline for submissions is 21st December 2013. All the competition details can be found on the Talent 2030 website.
The competition is run by Talent 2030, a national campaign to encourage more girls to pursue careers in engineering and manufacturing.
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WISE announce the winner of the Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship.
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WISE are delighted to announce that the winner of the Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship this year is Harriet Vickers. Harriet was the only person in her school this year to apply to study engineering at university and is now at Durham University doing General Engineering (MEng). She has known she wanted to be an engineer since she was 13 years old and was attracted to engineering by the creativity aspect and the opportunity to change the world we live in. She has already had a lot of experience in the field; after doing work experience with National Grid and Arup, and last summer she went on an expedition to Tanzania and Kenya, working with local engineers to build foundations for a medical centre.
To read more click here
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The FDM everywoman in Technology Awards
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These awards exist to uncover inspirational female role models in technology. Nominations are open until Monday 18th November 2013 click here to read more.
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She's an Engineer
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WES recently launched a page on the website entitled She's an Engineer. This features engineers who want to share their lives and stories of being an Engineer. If you would like to be featured please contact the WES Office. To read some of the inspiring stories click here.
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National Women in Engineering Day
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23 June 2014 sees the launch of National Women in Engineering Day - the first event of its kind in the UK, aimed at raising the profile and celebrating the achievements of women in engineering, and encouraging more girls to consider engineering as a career. We are calling on you to get involved, and we want as many people as possible to spread the word and organise events on or around this day. Further details of how to get involved can be found here.
As part of National Women in Engineering Day we are producing a Register of Women Engineers, which will be made available publicly as a list of women who would be willing to be contacted by their local school in order to give talks to encourage girls to go into engineering. This list will also double as a list of women engineers who can be contacted by the media for comment on engineering issues. Please register your interest.
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