INVITATION ONLY
For further information, please contact Scott Atkinson, Programme Manager, Royal Academy of Engineering at [email protected]
Launched in 2018 with funding from the Panasonic Trust, the WVEP originally worked with 13 primary and secondary schools across Blaenau Gwent and Merthyr Tydfil as well as Coleg Gwent and Merthyr College. The project inspires and encourages students to take up STEM subjects in post-16 education, enabling them to access engineering career pathways. It does this by enriching the curriculum, enhancing pupil engagement and, crucially, through our work with local STEM employers, brings real world engineering practice into schools.
Funding from the Tech Valleys Programme of the Welsh Government from November 2021 has allowed us to draw on best practice from our employer engagement activities and expand the WVEP to all 54 schools in Blaenau Gwent and Merthyr Tydfil.
We would be delighted if you could join us for a celebration to mark the end of the sixth year of the WVEP. The event will showcase the work of our partner schools to date, with a focus on how our partner schools have worked with local businesses through our Employer Engagement Strand to develop and deliver in the classroom long-term, sustainable STEM challenges in line with the curriculum and employer need.
Programme
| 11.45am | Registration with refreshments |
| 12.00pm |
Opening remarks Dr Anita Shaw, WVEP Project Manager |
| 12.05pm | Welcome message from Coleg Gwent |
| 12.10pm |
Keynote speech Vaughan Gething, MS, Minister for the Economy |
| 12.15pm |
Speech Stephen Halbert, QE Prize Ambassador, Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 12.20pm |
Speech Representative from WVEP bursary scheme |
| 12.25pm |
Speech Representative from WVEP school/business partners |
| 12.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.00pm | Exhibition opens |
| 2.00pm | Event ends |
*Programme is subject to change.
Venue and Accessibility
It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact us more than one week in advance of this event so that necessary arrangements can be made. Contact details: Scott Atkinson, Programme Manager at [email protected]
Diversity monitoring form
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