Trailblazers are making guest appearances at this month’s Scarborough Science and Engineering Week – an event which they attended as young students.
Scarborough Science and Engineering Week 2021 is taking place October 12-14 2021 at Scarborough Spa.
The 12th anniversary event is expected to attract more than 2,000 young people, aged from seven to 19 from schools across the coast and beyond.
This year those attending the event will get the opportunity to hear from former students who have gone on to have success in the fields of science and engineering.
Peter Wilkinson from the Scarborough Business Ambassadors said:
“To demonstrate how successful the event has been over the past 12 years, we have pulled together some of the students who came to engineering week as youngsters and are now enjoying great careers,”
More than 30 local, regional and national employers and training and education organisations will be exhibiting at the Spa from October 12-14, sponsored by mining company Anglo American.
The event has attracted more than 33,000 students since inception, inspiring a future workforce into skill-based careers - covering science, design, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Sessions will run during the day for local schools and in addition there will be an open session on the evening of the opening day Tuesday from 3.30pm to 5.30pm for parents, as well as adults seeking to change careers. Booking is not required for the open session.
The York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership alongside the Careers and Enterprise Company is again a leading supporter.
Sam Alexander, who chairs the LEP’s Skills and Employability Board said:
“This is a hugely exciting annual event, helping to build aspiration and opportunity for young people across the coast and beyond.”
Gareth Edmunds, Corporate Relations Director for Anglo American’s Crop Nutrients business, said:
“Events such as this are critical in trying to ensure we equip our young people with the skills they need. We are incredibly proud to support it.”
North Yorkshire County Council is again providing transport for schools to take part. Scarborough Borough Council is providing the Spa as the venue again, at no cost.
The celebration is supported by the North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership (NYBEP).
Anglo American chief executive Mark Cutifani, will be guest speaker at a dinner on the Wednesday (October 13). Mark will be talking about his 40 years’ engineering experience and his role as the leader of the FTSE 100 business which owns the potash Woodsmith Mine development in North Yorkshire.
The menu has been designed by Michelin-star chef Andrew Pern, and prepared and served by tutors and students from Scarborough TEC’s catering course, which has created three Michelin star chefs.
The dinner is open to any type of business with tickets available from events@nybep.org.uk using the subject header SSEW2021.
Exhibitors at this year's event will include:
Castle Group Ltd, Deep Sea Electronics, James Fisher Nuclear, Bosch Rexroth, McCain, Anglo American, AMRC, the RAF and the Army, Lloyd Dowson, Flamingo Land, BABAO, Wolfland, Alexander Dennis Plaxton, Maths Busking, Children's University, Hidden Horizons, STEM Ambassador, York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals, Firmac, William Hare, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, IET, plus CU Scarborough, Derwent Training Association, Scarborough Construction Skills Village Scarborough TEC, Scarborough UTC, Scarborough Sixth Form College and the Children's University.
More information about the event is available at www.scarboroughengineeringweek.com
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