Skills - Work Wise Foundation

Kickstart Scheme: How are Dan & Sam settling in at Tecomet?

Written on 21st April 2021. Posted in Blog.

This week we’ve been catching up with two of our kickstart placements, Dan Green and Sam Hatton-Price, on how they have been settling in at Tecomet. Founded in 1963, Tecomet is the market leading provider of manufacturing solutions for complex, high-precision products and services for the Medical Device and Aerospace & Defense markets. Tecomet operates seventeen (17) global manufacturing...

THE WORK-WISE FOUNDATION IS KICKSTARTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS

Written on 22nd March 2021. Posted in News.

Over the last few weeks we have seen some of our first Kickstart applicants begin their placements with employers. Both Chimo Holdings and Footprint Tools took on their first kickstart employee this month. Chimo Holdings is a premier British manufacturer, blending traditional Sheffield craftsmanship with modern technology to produce an impressive range of the finest quality cutlery, gallery...

Launch of Innovation Challenge in partnership with CityFibre, Rotherham Titans RUFC & AND Digital

Written on 10th December 2020. Posted in News.

The Work-wise Foundation are launching a new Innovation Challenge for 2021 offered exclusively to Rotherham Secondary Schools. Bringing together the worlds of Technology (CityFibre), Health and Fitness (Rotherham Titans RUFC), design and innovation (AND Digital) you are invited to enter teams of students to participate in a Challenge to design an App for Rotherham to encourage Fitness and Healthy...

South Yorkshire Celebrates Success of Skills Event

Written on 1st April 2019. Posted in Events.

South Yorkshire hosted the largest private sector skills showcase event last week, which was attended by over 3,000 young people from 69 schools and involved over 90 businesses. The ‘Get up to Speed’ with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing) event was designed to inspire students from 8 to 25 years about careers in science, technology and the manufacturing industries,...

IET Innovation Challenge 2019 Launch

Written on 20th January 2019. Posted in Events.

The Work-wise Foundation has launched their Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Challenge for 2019, with 6 schools pairing up with with local engineering and manufacturing businesses. The 6 schools will be working on a bespoke project set out by the businesses with the teams presenting to a panel of industry judges at Get up to Speed with STEM on Wednesday 27th March 2019...

My Cutlers’ Ambassadors Journey by Alexandra Tair

Written on 5th July 2018. Posted in Blog.

My name is Alexandra Tair, I am 15 years old and attend Outwood Academy City. I have been taking part in the Cutlers’ Ambassador Programme, engineering strand delivered by The work-wise Foundation, for 2 years and I got involved because of my school. My experience of the Cutlers’ Ambassador Programme so far has been an exciting one. Throughout the programme, I have done many activities,...

South Yorkshire Pupils secure work placements following interview programme

Written on 25th January 2018. Posted in News.

A group of 60 pupils, on the Better Learners Better Workers (BLBW) Cutlers’ Ambassadors programme, delivered by The Work-wise Foundation, have each secured a two-week work placement with local engineering and manufacturing businesses. Over a three-day period, these pupils from seven schools across South Yorkshire, attended Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield, where they were subject to in-depth interviews...

IET Innovation Challenge 2018 Launch

Written on 9th January 2018. Posted in Events.

Two launch days were required to accommodate the numbers and were held on Monday 8th January at AMRC Training Centre, and Tuesday 23rd January at Magna, Rotherham. This year there are 12 teams of students have teamed up with 12 companies. Students aged 13-16 have been teamed up with local engineering, manufacturing and technology businesses. The 12 schools will be working on a bespoke project...

Regional Employers Driving the Skills Agenda and helping youngsters Get up to Speed with STEM

Written on 4th November 2017. Posted in Events.

Get up to Speed will make a welcome return to its now well-established home at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, on Wednesday 18th April 2018. This high profile, interactive event, started in 2011 and moved to Magna in 2015, since when it has grown into what is believed to be the largest event of its kind in the north. Attracting over 2,100 attendees in 2017 and expected to have another...

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