Firstly, it was lovely to see so many schools attending the first face-to-face Somerset Careers Fair last week at Westlands. The learners enjoyed trying our brand-new state of the art Virtual Reality Welding machine and some of the skills demonstrated were incredible, so much so that one employer offered a learner work experience following an observation of their virtual skills!
With National Apprenticeship week starting on 6th February 2023, we are delighted to announce the return of our popular Taster Sessions which will take place on 8th and 9th February 2023. It will certainly be lovely to welcome young learners back to the academy again to give them a flavour of construction or engineering which is delivered in a smaller, slightly less daunting setting than a larger FE college. Sessions will run in the morning and afternoon and will include a brief talk on all options available as well as a practical taster in either construction or engineering.
To book onto a session, learners need to speak to their Careers Advisors in school so that they can advise us how many will be attending. We will also be holding an Open Evening on Wednesday 8th from 3.30 - 6.30 pm for learners, parents and employers to visit the Academy in Somerton, meet the team and view the facilities. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.