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Aspiring students learn about STEM opportunities
With 14,000 students in North Derbyshire set to leave school in the next five years, aspiring engineers from Eckington School recently got to see first-hand the apprentice and employment opportunities open to them in the STEM sector. Five Year 11 GCSE students from the school recently visited the award-
winning Penny Hydraulics. The company designs, manufactures and installs hydraulic lifting equipment and is keen to attract the next generation of workers to its Clowne-based facility. The visit was organised as part of the Made in Chesterfield initiative
which is designed to introduce young people to career opportunities in the town’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) sector. Launched in 2015, Made in Chesterfield has already been instrumental in
raising awareness of careers in the sector, reaching 3,000 students since the campaign began. Daniel Casey, Marketing Manager at Penny Hydraulics, said: “Supporting local initiatives like Made in Chesterfield helps Penny Hydraulics to inspire
Students witness a practical demonstration at Penny Hydraulics
the next generation of workers from the local community.” James Peters, one of the students who took part in the visit, said: “The
visit has definitely shown that there are both physical and academic sides to engineering.” All primary and secondary schools throughout North East Derbyshire are
being encouraged to sign up to the Made in Chesterfield campaign and discover the employment opportunities in the sector available to current and future school leavers. Employers in the sector are offering school leavers a variety of opportunities, including apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships and graduate training schemes.
Record turnover for Encore’s Derby division
Encore Personnel’s thriving engineering division, based in Derby, has reported a record first six months of growth. The national recruitment
consultancy opened the new engineering division within its established Derby branch in August 2019, as part of a transformational period of expansion for Encore. Since its launch, the division has
won 16 new clients and surpassed its forecasted profit by 13.1%. Pivotal to this success was the
appointment of Divisional Manager, Jim Shelley. With more than 12 years’
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‘Encore has developed a strong reputation for providing viable recruitment support for the engineering sector’
experience providing businesses with recruitment solutions, Jim is responsible for managing the new division, while strengthening its position and reputation with the local area and market. Now, as a result of considerable
growth, the division has appointed a new resource management specialist to meet demand and is looking to hire a further team
member by August 2020. Jim said: “Encore has developed
a strong reputation for providing viable recruitment support for the engineering sector across its ten offices. Derby is at the centre of the rail and engineering sector and opening a new division in the region was the next step in ensuring Encore continues providing a high level of service,
supporting other areas of the business at the Derby branch, to ensure a one stop recruitment solution for new and existing clients in the region. “The success of the division in
just six months is a testament to the hard work of the Encore team but we are keen to expand even further. We have mapped out a concrete growth strategy over the next 12 months and are already hiring new recruits to support increasing demand from clients. It is a very exciting period of development for us.”
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