{"id":2148,"date":"2020-10-14T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2020-10-14T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T12:00:43","slug":"edm-partners-with-like-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/edm-partners-with-like-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"EDM partners with Like To Be to offer online career events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Careers fairs are traditionally a face-to-face experience, where students can explore the many different stalls of local employers, have a chat and ask any questions they may have. As with most other in-person events, these careers fairs have not been possible during recent months and their absence is being felt by many schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately there are digital platforms available to help schools and their students access these careers events online. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.uwe.ac.uk\/et\/edm.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">EDM department<\/a> at UWE Bristol have partnered up with such a platform to offer schools and students in the South West a way to connect with local employers in the engineering industry, as part of their work to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/uwe-leads-on-inspiring-future-digital-engineers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspire the future generation<\/a> of digital engineers with the Digital Engineering Technology Innovation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccuk.com\/deti\/deti-programme\/skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DETI<\/a>) initiative.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liketobe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Like\u00a0To\u00a0Be<\/a> is\u00a0a career event network that brings together students, educators,\u00a0employers\u00a0and professionals\u00a0to offer unique digital career experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their platform allows students to engage directly with employers, watch employee speakers share real-life insight, ask questions and explore potential work opportunities &#8211; all online. Employers can share their brand and career opportunities with student members via their profile page or by hosting a careers event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using this online platform, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/deti-inspire-launch-new-diversity-demonstrator\/\" target=\"_blank\">DETI\u00a0Inspire<\/a> team within EDM, will be hosting a series of digital engineering career events throughout the academic year, the first of which will take place next month during <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bristoltechfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol Technology Festival<\/a> 9th-15th November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-1536x817.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image-1200x639.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/LikeToBe-Event-Image.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is aimed at young people aged 16-18 and will explore the role of digital engineering in creating a sustainable future. With access to the event remaining open for the entire week, students will have the opportunity to watch inspiring videos from a variety of engineers, ask questions via a live chat function and explore a wide range of local employer profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are an engineering employer or professional and would like to showcase the careers on offer at your place of work, or if you are a school who would like to attend one of our careers events, please get in touch with our project coordinator <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:ana.bristow@uwe.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\">ana.bristow@uwe.ac.uk<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Careers fairs are traditionally a face-to-face experience, where students can explore the many different stalls of local employers, have a chat and ask any questions they may have. As with most other in-person events, these careers fairs have not been possible during recent months and their absence is being felt by many schools. 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