Looking Ahead: STEM Careers Videos
Careers4u.tv is a library of video case studies designed to expand students' horizons, excite them about their future working lives and motivate them to obtain the skills and qualifications needed to achieve their goals.
Each case study interview looks at a different STEM-related career. They cover what the job entails, the skills and training needed and possible career progression paths. Each one is also accompanied by teachers' notes.
The videos include:
• Liz Bland: Chartered Civil Engineer
• Jake Honour: Apprentice Maintenance Engineer
• Liza: Technical Director of True Snowboards
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Jake Honour: Apprentice Maintenance Engineer
In this Careers4u.tv video, Jake Honour talks about his apprenticeship in electrical and mechanical engineering. He works for a company that produces packaging and his daily tasks include maintenance, servicing and repair of machinery. Jake's main priority is to assist a fully qualified engineer in the event of a machine…
Liz Bland: Chartered Civil Engineer
In this Careers4u.tv video, Liz Bland talks about her work as a civil engineer. Liz manages the day-to-day running of construction sites, ordering materials, managing budgets and ensuring that jobs are completed in time. She enjoys problem-solving and finds the work very rewarding. In the video, Liz talks about what made her…
Liza Brooks: Technical Director (True Snowboards)
In this Careers4u.tv video, Liza Brooks describes how she became a world expert in snowboard design and technology and the Technical Director of True Snowboards Ltd. Liza describes her interest in science and design technology at school and how failing her AS level subjects led her to study for a National Diploma in engineering.…
Review
Activity time: 5 minutes
Level / prior knowledge: GCSE
Subject /…
Activity time: 5 minutes
Level / prior knowledge: GCSE
Subject / curriculum links / skills: Technology, Engineering
Preparation time: None
Extra resources: None
Commentary:
These STEM careers videos are produced to a high standard and with up-to-date content. They show that there are choices of careers for young people whether qualified to GCSE level or a university graduate. The content presented in the first three resources made available is strongly focussed on the more practical subjects of technology and engineering with little emphasis on science or maths. It would be good to see some of the options available for these subjects which are not all laboratory or desk bound jobs. The video covering the young engineering apprentice is the most useful of the resources for secondary school teachers since it features a 17 year old and will be identified with by key stage 4 students. The resource also includes teachers guidance which are useful in summarising the strengths needed for each of the careers.
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