Amey 'Chat & Learn'

Request a virtual 1-2-1 career talk with a professional from Amey - a leading infrastructure services and engineering company.

Secondary

Ages 14 to 18+
Online
Up to an hour
Free

Run by Amey.

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Amey have created ‘Chat and Learn’ to help inspire the next generation of young people into STEM. It offers a chance for everyone aged between 14 to 24 years old to request a virtual 30-minute 1-2-1 career talk with an Amey employee, or for a teacher to request a group virtual career talk to a class.

Aims:

Inspire young people to take up STEM subjects and to pursue a career within this area
Give young people the opportunity to reach out to some of our Amey employees, with the chance to ask them questions
Provide young people with the confidence and motivation to kickstart their career
Give young people some direction in thinking about their careers
Provide young people with the resources and tools needed to develop their essential skills
Help young people understand the different opportunities and pathways into Amey, including apprenticeships and degrees.

Capacity

Maximum of 30 participants.

Duration

One session lasting for 30 minutes maximum - teachers holding a group session may request a longer duration.

Learning outcomes

Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers

Subjects and topics

- Computing
- Design and Technology
- Engineering
- Energy and environment
- General engineering
- Structures, construction and civil engineering
- Transport

Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:

Addressing the needs of each pupil
Encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education

Essential skills

The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:

Aiming high - the ability to set clear, tangible goals and devise a robust route to achieving them.
Listening - the ability to listen and understand information.
Speaking - the oral transmission of information or ideas.
Staying positive - the ability to use tactics to overcome setbacks and achieve goals.