12 SUMMER 2015
Tackling Inequalities
Men into Care Event
AYRSHIRE COLLEGE HELD A
‘MEN INTO CARE’ EVENT AT
THE KILMARNOCK CAMPUS
TO PROMOTE CARE AS A
CAREER CHOICE FOR MEN.
The session included information
from lecturers about Care and
Early Years courses, practical
taster sessions and talks from
former male students who studied
Health and Social Care and Early
Years programmes.
previous Men Into Care event, he
enrolled on the Routes to Care
course.
Gary said “The Men Into Care
event was definitely what made
my mind up. I’m almost 50 years
old – I’d written myself off. I wish
I’d done this ten years ago.”
Sharing his experience on a care
course, Routes to Care student,
Gary Reid from Ayr has proved
that you are never too old to start
a new career. After attending a
“The Men Into Care event
was definitely what made
my mind up. I’m almost 50
years old – I’d written
myself off. I wish I’d done
this ten years ago.”
NATIONAL WOMEN’S
ENGINEERING DAY
Nearly forty female pupils from
East Ayrshire schools came
together at Ayrshire College for
an insight into the opportunities
available for young women in the
engineering sector.
The visit was organised as part of
National Women in Engineering
Day, 23 June, which aims to
celebrate the achievements of
women in engineering and
encourage more girls to consider
a career in the industry.
The S3 pupils – from Cumnock
Academy, Loudoun Academy, and
St. Joseph’s Academy – took part
in activities across the
Construction and Trade,
Engineering and Science,
Automotive Vehicles, and
Computing departments at the
Kilmarnock campus.
The College had their lecturers
and current female apprentices on
hand to talk the groups through
the various demonstrations and
explain why engineering is a great
career path to go down.
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A number of the pupils said after
the event that the workshops had
been a real eye-opener and they
were now going to seriously think
about a career in engineering.