Hull’s Guildhall will host a free event aimed at supporting women and girls in the region considering a career path in the manufacturing, engineering, construction, digital and renewable sectors.
Women into Manufacturing and Engineering (WiME), part of Green Port Hull, is hosting a careers event to encourage more young women to explore opportunities in the sector.
Specifically, the WiME event is aimed at:
- Women currently employed in other sectors who wish to make a career change
- Those returning to work after a career break
- Female students in Higher Education
- Girls attending school or college, to attend with their parents/carers
- Careers advisors for schoolchildren and adults.
With around 30 of the Humber’s leading employers in attendance, the event is an opportunity for women, girls and their parents/carers to meet others already working in the manufacturing and engineering sectors, find out about current vacancies, discover what training and qualifications are needed, and learn about apprenticeship opportunities.
In the Humber region, manufacturing contributes 17 per cent of employment compared with 8.7 per cent for England.
However, despite the high demand for people with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) qualifications, women are under-represented in these roles.
With great pay, a high number of vacancies and attractive prospects, careers in manufacturing and engineering present a wide variety of interesting and exciting roles, which play an important part in the local economy.
Cllr Linda Tock, portfolio holder for Hull Training at Hull City Council, said: “WiME events are critical to ensuring that women and girls can find a career path which suits them.
“We’ve seen some fantastic success stories on the back of previous WiME events, with women and girls going onto take up key roles in the targeted industries.
“We look forward to welcoming more women and girls to the WiME event at the Guildhall.”
WiME chair, Dr Kirsty Clode, added: “Our events are designed to showcase the amazing opportunities in our region and dispel any misconceptions about careers in engineering, manufacturing, digital, construction and renewables.
“Today, many roles call for innovation, problem-solving, adaptability and team working – all of which women are great at.
“There is a wealth of roles available for all ages, from small local firms to large multinational companies, some of which may not have existed when some of the women left education.
“The women at our careers event will be able to provide an insight into being a woman in such roles, routes to take and skills you need to get there which will hopefully inspire visitors to make that switch.”
WiME’s free careers event will take place from 3:30-6pm in Hull’s Guildhall on Wednesday 8 October.
You can find out more information and book your place here.
