Calling all women - get into construction and engineering!

WICed (Women into Construction and Engineering Education) event - Friday 5 February 2010 - 10.00am to 3.00pm

Bunyan Centre, Mile Road, Bedford, MK42 9TS

Bedford College is working in partnership with Construction Skills, Barnfield College and other partners and stakeholders to stage a WICed event for the third year running, this year widening participation to include engineering.

Women of all ages, from school students to women who want a change of career, are invited to attend WICed to find out about the varied careers available in the construction and engineering fields.  Participants will be able to take part in many practical activities, talk to professionals from the industry about the opportunities available and receive practical advice and guidance from industry experts about getting started on a career for life. 

The construction and engineering industries offer a wide range of career opportunities for women. There will be many women professionals at the event who can tell you how they started their careers and progressed in the industry or started their own business, and offer hands on advice.  

Warren Edwards, Director for Technology and Construction at Bedford College, said:

“We need to redress inequalities of women working in the construction and engineering industries and by training women in construction and engineering skills we can do that. There are fantastic career opportunities in these industries, including traditional craft trades and highly paid professions such as construction management, architecture and surveying, and aero, mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering. Women are in demand in the modern world and help to build and sustain the world of today and the future through science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills. Many will have studied at Bedford College.

“Bedford College is at the forefront of sustainability and renewable energy technologies. We offer courses spanning from traditional skills to those embracing the latest renewable and sustainable technologies and have developed many partnerships in this growing industry.  

“As more people become aware of the need to conserve energy there will be more demand for these new technologies. We provide the courses so that industry is ready to meet that demand.”

Bedford College's high-tech Construction and Technology Centre is recognised as the best of its kind in the region by Ofsted - why not find out more about our construction and engineering courses? The College is also recognised by the Government as a Training Quality Standard (TQS) provider for its work with employers.