HEFCW Adult learning publication case study template
Institution/Partnership
Contact Details
Coleg Cambria,
Nick Tyson 01244 834537
Mobile: 07736002078
There is a maximum of 500 words for each case study submission, which includes all information provided within this
template. Please return this template as a word document.
Project Title
Who are the key partners
involved in the project
(where applicable)?
Please provide a description
of the project/activity,
including an outline of the
aims/purpose.
Girls into Engineering Club
West Flintshire Communities First, East Flintshire Communities First, Techniquest, Caia/Hightown
Communities First & Urban Villages Communities First, Careers Wales (Education Business Adviser)
To increase the number of year 8 and 9 girls to consider Engineering as a possible career.
To increase the number of year 8 and 9 pupils from Communities First areas to consider Engineering as a possible
career.
This will be done by running 3 courses for girls over the period of a year. Each course will run for 12 hours - 3 hours
per week for 4 weeks.
In Term 2, Spring, one course will be targeted at girls from Communities First areas in Flintshire. A second course will
be targeted at girls from Communities First areas in Wrexham
Term 3 (Summer Term) will be a progression course.
All learners participating on the programme will complete practical work and a ‘portfolio’ of work will be completed.
The portfolio where appropriate will also contain marked work. The use of social media will also be included
(e.g.Twitter and learner Blogs).
What was the impact of the
activity/project?
Demonstrating the impact
and outcomes of the
project/activity
23 girls from years 8-9 participated in the first level engineering course.
5 out of the 11 girls from the Deeside area attended the progression course in the Summer term and 6 out of 11 of
the girls from Deeside schools would consider a career in Engineering.
The majority of girls want to follow a career in engineering, those who did not want to follow a career in it still
found it enjoyable and informative:
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Two of the girls from Ysgol Clywedog in Wrexham are enrolled to do the school Link Level 2 Engineering course
in Autumn 2015 at Coleg Cambria, and it is expected that other girls participating in the project from Ysgol
Clywedog will also follow the GCSE in Engineering, which is delivered via the school.
LH said: ‘Enjoyed checking engines, changing tyres, racing a go kart – all the workshops worked very well and I
enjoyed it. The course was challenging and it improved my skills. I would now consider a career in mechanical
engineering, the programme was much better than I expected. I would like to attend a follow up session at an
employer’s premises or an employer coming into my school.’
CS said: ‘I enjoying the go-karting and servicing workshops, it went really well, I would not like to consider a
career in engineering or attend a follow up session.’
Lessons Learned
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Make sure that we ran 2 follow on courses – one on a Wednesday and one on a Saturday rather than just
one on a Saturday.
Make sure all the girls received post-course career advice in the school.
To book visits to industry as a follow on activity before the end of the courses.
Website links
Photographs
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restricted to participants only, but include relevant photos such as equipment or
locations. For data protection, we require written permission that the institution is able to
share photos with us for our intended purpose, including confirmation that relevant
parties have also given consent to the use of photos within the context of our intended
use. We can assure institutions that the images submitted to us will be used solely for
this publication, and that all images will be maintained securely and destroyed by us
upon completion of the publication. Please provide photos as vector .eps files or
high resolution jpegs where possible.