Education Industry Partnerships
January 18, 2012Our partnerships with Industry are very important to us and our colleagues from industry continue to do excellent work with our pupils. The following sessions will be taking place this term.
KCA Deutag Preparation for Work Sessions
Staff from the Human Resources Department of the international drilling company, KCA Deutag , are coming to school every Thursday until the Easter break to run workshops for our S 4 pupils. They will cover CVs, letters of application and offer mock interviews with appropriate feedback.
School Careers Industry Partnership (SCIP) Workshop
For the third year running, on Friday 10th February 2012, the school will host a SCIP workshop in conjuction with Enermech and Coaching Training Consultancy Limited (CTC). The day consists of the pupils taking part in a psychometric testing exercise called ‘ The Buzz ‘ to see what their main skills and qualities are and then some in depth interview skills’ workshops and general information sessions on health and safety in the workplace amongst other areas. The participants are then given the opportunity to make a site visit to Enermech’s Aberdeen premises to see a real working environment in action.
Modern Apprenticeships and Employment Skills Workshops with Aberdeen Asset Management.
An exciting new opportunity has come our senior pupils way this session with a new link being offered to us from Aberdeen Asset Management. This local finance company has approached us to offer S5/6 pupils the chance to engage with the company over the next few months with a view to offering one or more Modern Apprenticeships to interested pupils. Pupils will be offered two weeks’ work experience with the company.
The company is also offering Employment Skills Workshops to all our S 5/6 pupils.
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