 In the final entry of our Sector Spotlight on Engineering, we speak to Melanie Smith from R S Merriman Ltd, who works as an electrician. Merrimans are an electrical contractor based in Stromness who undertake a variety of works throughout the county across domestic, commercial and industrial facilities.
 For the third edition of our Sector Spotlight on Engineering, we hear from Dain Koshy, a Junior Project Engineer at Leask Marine. Leask Marine carry out a variety of marine work around the Northern Isles, such as marine construction, inspection, diving, and installation and maintenance of tidal and wave energy devices.
 In this edition of our Sector Spotlight on Engineering, we hear from Sandy Linklater of Linklater Engineering. LE are a local agricultural engineering company based in Stenness, who stock and maintain Massey Ferguson farming machinery.
 Beginning our Sector Spotlight on Engineering, we hear from Elsa Ramírez Santiago of Leask Marine, where she works as Lead Project Engineer. Leask Marine carry out a variety of marine work around the Northern Isles, such as marine construction, inspection, diving, and installation and maintenance of tidal and wave energy devices.
 Last week, the Royal Navy visited Orkney to speak to local young people about the different roles available with the organisation.
At Kirkwall Grammar School, all S3 pupils attended a presentation that highlighted the different types of work the Royal Navy do all around the world, with no two days being the same.  An event showcasing the variety of careers available in the construction industry was recently held in the Orkney Auction Mart.
Organised by Orkney Construction Training Group (OCTG) and supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the Construction Careers Event was developed to showcase the different trades available, highlighting the variety of skills that are needed across the industry.  Pupils interested in a career in construction were given a tour of Orkney Builder's site on Cairston Road.
Third year pupils at Stromness Academy have recently enjoyed a week of activities during the school’s annual Careers Week.
A part of the school calendar since 2019, Careers Week was developed to support pupils in S3, who will shortly be making their subject choices for their fourth year, which can influence where they will end up after school.  In the last of this week’s Sector Spotlight on the Energy Industry we hear from Stewart Esslemont, who is a Project Engineer with National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Wellstream Processing on Flotta.
After leaving school, Stewart originally started on the Clyde Marine Apprenticeship scheme to become a Mechanical Engineer. He ultimately decided that was not the career choice for him, so returned to Orkney where he undertook various roles before becoming a Project Technician for Opus Plus Ltd (now NOV Wellstream Processing) eight years ago. He was promoted into his current role four years ago.  An online game which has been designed to help close the skills gap in the engineering sector has been launched and is now available to play.
Enginuity and the Prince’s Trust have created Skills Miner, an online game that can identify people who have what it takes to power the nation’s economic recovery when the lockdown is lifted.  We hosted a Lunch and Learn event earlier this week to help local employers learn how they can engage with their future workforce more easily.
Over 20 employers attended our event to hear how Founders4Schools and Marketplace can help them engage with school pupils, in a way that fits in with their business needs.  Orkney College are offering a new Engineering course which provides a great training opportunity for anyone looking to start a career in engineering, or could enable those already working in this area to develop skills to help them progress further.
 Local employers were invited to view the Engineering Department at Orkney College UHI. Local businesses were recently invited to visit the Engineering Department at Orkney College UHI to view the facilities, meet teaching staff and learn more about the courses on offer.
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