RECRUITMENT & TRAINING
Niftylift Event Finally, to fi nish the day on a high (literally), the girls took a ride in
raises the profi le of women in engineering
Niftylift has held its sixth annual Women in Engineering event at its Shenley Wood headquarters in Milton Keynes. Niftylift’s Women in Engineering event seeks to break down
traditional engineering stereotypes and encourage young females to embrace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects and, ultimately, take up careers in the fi eld of engineering. T e event off ers girls a rare chance to see the practical applications of STEM subjects within a manufacturing company and the wide range of opportunities available to girls pursuing engineering as a career path. T e two-day event was Niftylift’s largest to date and welcomed
more than 160 students and teachers from educational establish- ments in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. T ese included: Watling Academy, Oakgrove, T ornton College, Bridge Academy, Denbigh, Ousedale, MK Academy, Shenley Brook End, Radcliff e and new additions for this year, Hazeley Academy, Kents Hill Park, Northampton High and Silverstone UTC. T e days included factory tours, production assembly tasks,
control and hydraulic systems demonstrations, a 3D CAD work- shop, purchasing and supply-chain activities and the opportunity to talk to Niftylift’s female staff about their routes into their chosen careers at Niftylift.
Niftylift’s tallest machine, the HR28 Hybrid giving them a fantastic view of the Milton Keynes skyline from 28 metres up. T e event was a great success, and feedback from the students
and teachers was very positive, but it wasn’t just students and teach- ers that came to visit. Niftylft also welcomed Debbie Brock, the High Sheriff of Buckingham and Councillor Amanda Marlow, the Mayor of Milton Keynes. Amanda Marlow said: “I was so pleased to be able to visit Niftylift
and to be shown around the factory fl oor by an apprentice. It was a genuinely interesting visit, and I found it incredibly inspiring to see how valued women are in engineering. Walking around the various activities that had been planned and run by apprentices for visiting schools, you couldn’t fail to see how interested the girls were in what they were being shown and taught. I really hope that for a lot of the young women who visited Niftylift, they will be inspired by the manufacturing tour and will pick engineering as a career, choosing an apprenticeship pathway.” Debbie Brock said: “I was privileged to visit Niftylift, it was inspir-
ing to see the jobs available and meet some of the awesome women carrying out those roles.” T rough events like Women in Engineering, Niftylift is helping
schools to promote STEM subjects to more than just the obvious candidates. By championing the discipline’s creative aspects and inspiring young females, Niftylift hopes to encourage a new generation of female engineers to take their place in an exciting, vibrant and growing industry – ideally working at Niftylift!
Learn more about Niftylift’s Women in Engineering event at:
www.niftylift.com/women-in-engineering
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