Create your future

​Discovery workshops for girls, parents and teachers

WISE delivers workshops to inspire girls into careers in engineering, construction and the built environment.

“Today was a good experience because you learn about how you don’t have to take only the academic routes, you can take other routes and more practical routes like apprenticeships and still end up in the same place.”

Read the news article about the latest event with UK Power Networks in Norwich

See our events page for upcoming workshops

The workshops are highly interactive; girls, parents and teachers have an opportunity to find out about the wealth of exciting opportunities open to young people to work in engineering and construction and the different qualifications available. Participants also get to meet prospective employers and young women who have chosen careers in these sectors, to find out what they actually do and why they love their jobs.

The events are targeted at girls aged 15-22 who have or are likely to achieve at least 5 GCSEs at Grade A*-C including English, Maths and at least one science subject. Girls who like finding out how things work, solving problems, are creative, great communicators and team players would do well in engineering and the built environment. An aptitude for Maths (ideally Grade B or above) and science obviously helps.

"I really liked asking people about their job and their careers and what they find interesting. It’s not just about your academic ability, it’s also about your social ability, you don’t just have to do A levels or have to be really smart, you can do an apprenticeship and still end up in the same place.”

Learning points from the workshops:

"Just because we’re girls, it doesn’t mean we’re necessarily girly and even if we are, doesn’t mean engineering is not for us."

"Engineer’s job is a mix of science and creativity."

"You don’t need to be a genius to be an engineer."

"Don’t have to have a degree to do engineering."

"Not only men do it!"

Future Events

See our events page for upcoming workshops and if you would like to run this event in your area, please contact us.

WISE would like to run similar events across the UK, focusing on different sectors that are looking for a more diverse apprenticeship pool. Please contact us to discuss.

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Past 'Create your Future' events

St Benedict’s Catholic School, Bury St Edmunds, 22 November 2014

SPONSORED BY AND ORGANISED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UK POWER NETWORKS
All Role models provided by UK Power Networks

Read the news article about the event

Walsall College, Walsall, 28 June 2014

SPONSORED BY WALSALL COLLEGE
Organised in partnership with the Black Country UTC and Walsall College
Role models provided by: COUCH Consulting Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce and Siemens

Read the news article about the event

First Direct Arena, Leeds , 15 March 2014

SPONSORED BY A-ONE+, ATKINS, CECA, IN COMMUNITIES and NG BAILEY
Organised in partnership with the Leeds College of Building
Role models provided by: Aecom, A-One+, Arup, Atkins, Barratt Homes, Carbon Saver UK, CH2M Hill, Eastwood and Partners, Eversheds, GB Group, Hyder Consulting, In Communities, Kier Construction, Leeds College of Building, NG Bailey, Shepherd Engineering Services and Skanska

Aston University, Birmingham, 1 February 2014

SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 
Organised in partnership with the Technician Apprenticeship Consortium and Construction Youth Trust
Supported by Aston University
Role models provided by: Arup, WSP Ltd, CH2M Hill, Hyder Consulting, Mott MacDonald, WSP CEL

London Building Centre, 23 November 2013

SPONSORED BY RAENG AND TRANSPORT OF LONDON
Organised in partnership with the Technician Apprenticeship Consortium and Construction Youth Trust
Role models provided by: Mott MacDonald, WSP Group, Capita, CH2M Hill, URS Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Jacobs, Building Design Partnership, Atkins, Clancy Consulting Ltd, Arup

Apprenticeships

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