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ENGIE supplies inspiration to Rotherham college students


leading energy and regeneration specialist ENGIE have been enriched and inspired by the experience. Over five days, three students


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studying plumbing, carpentry and joinery learned about the company and the workplace, important practices such as health and safety and what it is like to work for ENGIE. The students also


heard from a range of employees from ENGIE who gave talks relating to their experience and advice for working in the industry. Level 1 Carpentry


onstruction students who took part in a week-long virtual work placement with


voluntary work experience and I’ve felt like giving up recently, but the experience gave me an opportunity to see where I might fit into after college. “As part of the work experience,


‘All of the students showed


commitment,


and Joinery student Bonolo Mangwana, aged 28, said the work experience had provided her with new hope for the future. She said: “As an asylum seeker, I am not able to do a full work placement but I can do


dedication and enthusiasm’


one of the gentlemen who gave a talk was an older man doing an apprenticeship and that really motivated me – I didn’t realise adults could do apprenticeships. Hearing his experience made me realise that I shouldn’t be defined by my age and not give up on my dream.” Level 2 Plumbing student Tommy Douglas, aged 17, is in his first year of plumbing and was also inspired by the


experience. Tommy said: “The college gave us a few


companies to pick from and I chose ENGIE as I’d heard good things about them. Because of the restrictions everything was online, but the interaction was brilliant;


there was a range of employees that volunteered to speak to us and they were all fantastic.” Rotherham College Construction


Skills and Employability Tutor Anna Gascoigne designed the programme in collaboration with Kerri White, Social Value Officer at ENGIE. Anna said: “The college is so


lucky to have an incredibly positive relationship with such a respected company and that we were able to create a bespoke experience for our students. They were able to gain an insight into the construction industry as well as honing their employability skills. They all came out of the experience with improved skills, greater confidence and an excellent reference.” Kerri said: “All of the students


showed commitment, dedication and enthusiasm. They have been amazing, really engaging and they are a credit to the college. It’s been a pleasure to watch their confidence grow. The experience has been very rewarding on a personal level.”


Bonolo Mangwana


Tommy Douglas


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