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Liberty Steel Female Engineering Employer Skills Academy
The Liberty Steel Female Engineering Employer Skills Academy was one of the first of its kind - a female-specific, specialist educational academy, that aimed to widen the participation of women in engineering through education, training and employment.
Liberty is an international metals and industrial group, specialising in commodities, metals recycling, manufacture of steel, aluminium and engineering products. Its current turnover is approaching $7.9 billion and it employs over 10,000 people globally. The group serves customers in the metals and steel manufacturing industries, as well as in automotive, construction, marine, power generation, aerospace, motorsport, yellow goods, agriculture and mining.
The Liberty Steel Female Engineering Academy was committed to increasing the number of females studying, training and working within the engineering sector.
To find out more about Liberty Speciality Steels, please visit http://www.libertyhousegroup.com
Jack Daniels, Assistant Manager for Liberty Speciality Steels
Students of the Liberty Steel Female Engineering Academy were offered unique opportunities to engage with local employers from the engineering industry, in order to build on their knowledge and understanding of engineering in a practical setting. The staff from Liberty Steel and their supply chain, were committed to offering workshops to our students, that supported their college studies and enhanced their learner journey. The students had workplace visits to the Liberty Steel plant in Rotherham, as well as a trip to the Mondelez factory in Hillsborough, to experience different types of engineering practice.
As a part of their academy course, the students received a uniform from Liberty Steel, access to some online Liberty Steel training and free membership to the Institution of Engineering and Technology from The Sheffield College. This membership provided the students with hundreds of extras resources that were used to support their time on the course.