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22nd June 2015
AMEY BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP IN ENGINEERING
We are supporting National Women in Engineering Day inspiring young women into a career in engineering
Leading public and regulated services provider Amey, is helping to bridge the skills gap by inspiring girls and young women to pursue a career in engineering as the company takes part in National Women in Engineering Day across the UK.
National Women in Engineering Day (Tuesday 23 June) is spearheaded by the Women’s Engineering Society and aims to encourage women to participate and achieve as engineers, scientists and as leaders.
Throughout the week, Amey is joining a variety of empowering organisations, educational establishments, Government Departments and Professional Engineering Institutions to drive the awareness of women in engineering. Events include ‘Ladies Day’ at the iconic Forth Road Bridge, STEM inductions that will see 24 new ambassadors join the team and a range of school visits to help raise the profile of the exciting and rewarding career opportunities that are available for women in engineering.
Kate Litton, HR Director for Amey said “We recognise that across the industry there is a skills gap and to help address this we need to encourage more girls to consider engineering as a realistic career option. This will help to create more diversity in the sector and a bigger talent pool of engineers in the future.”
A variety of women across the business will also be sharing their knowledge and insights into their roles as well as holding career development workshops.
Philippa Jefferis, an Amey Graduate Engineer and a current ICE President’s Apprentices is presenting to girls from a number of schools in Birmingham about the different routes into engineering. She comments: “With less than 10% of women in the engineering industry it’s more important than ever to support events like National Women in Engineering Day and ensure the right perception of engineering is provided at grass roots level. At school I was the only girl to go on to study engineering - but that’s because people had the wrong impression of what the job was.”
Notes to editors:
Amey is a leading UK public and regulated services provider with over 21,000 employees.
Amey operates over 320 contracts, providing an unrivalled range of services including utilities, highways, waste management, rail, justice solutions, social housing and facilities management. Services are underpinned by our leading consulting and asset management capabilities, which allow us to offer stand-alone or integrated service solutions to a range of clients.
Amey is owned by Ferrovial. They are one of the world’s leading infrastructure management and investment companies. Ferrovial employs approximately 65,000 employees and operates in over 25 countries. Ferrovial’s activities focus on four business sectors construction, airports, toll roads and services. Amey is part of the Services division.
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