Roadshows
Reaching them while they're young
Inspiring girls and young women to consider a career in property
and construction is a motivating experience, as many members have
found. Across the country, WiP volunteers are attending
school workshops and careers talks.
Two larger scale events held recently include the O2 Roadshow,
run by the South East branch and a major careers event in Leeds,
attended by the Yorkshire and North East branch.
The O2 Roadshow
The South East branch of WiP took 120 students from Lilian
Baylis Technology School, a mixed comprehensive in Lambeth, to the
recently opened Matter nightclub at the O2 arena.
The programme included a technical tour followed by a
brainstorming session where students were placed in groups and
tasked by the nightclub owners to produce documents to support the
design, planning and costing of a fit out project of their VIP
area. Without exception, the students were introduced to new
skills and disciplines, the majority of which they hadn't
encountered before. All were enthused and encouraged by the
experience.
We are returning in 2010 see the South East events page for
details!
Leeds Careers Fair
The Yorkshire and North East branch were invited to take a stand
at the November careers fair organised by igen/Leeds Careers at the
Royal Armouries. Armed with high viz vests and hard
hats, volunteers fielded questions from 28 Yorkshire schools and
nearly 2,500 students over the two days.
For information on roadshows in your area, please visit
your branch page.