Teenagers ‘Clean Up’ in Manufacturing at the McBride ‘Make It’ Enterprising Challenge
Dowdales School - 2010 McBrides Heat Winners
In a specially designed exercise, teams of 13 and 14 year old boys and girls from 10 local schools will compete to – like McBride - design, create, finance and sell a multi-purpose cleaning product. Working in their own mini-manufacturing companies the pupils will select individual job roles before working their way through a series of tasks to develop their ideas and help create a marketing campaign to promote their companies.
At the end of the day each team is required to present their product to a panel of senior managers from McBride in a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style presentation with one school being declared the ‘contract winners’ and going through to the Make It Grand Regional Final which will be held in 2012.
This free event is part of The Manufacturing Institute’s ‘Make It in Manufacturing’ campaign (www.makeit.org.uk) which is designed to attract talented young people into the North West manufacturing sector and to promote the industry as one which has a wide range of opportunities for the workforce of tomorrow.
Stephen Melia, Make It Campaign Coordinator said: “We are delighted to be working with McBride to highlight the many career opportunities that manufacturing has to offer young people. The North West is home to the UK’s largest manufacturing sector and we want to continue to attract the brightest and best to the sector.”
As a large local employer the McBride’s site in Middleton are keen to show their support to the campaign and will be sending along a project team of managers to lend a hand on the day as well as providing prizes for the winning teams.
Jane Cronin, HR Manager at McBride said: “This is a great event and we are all looking forward to working with local schools and the Manufacturing Institute, to promote jobs in manufacturing.”
Mercure Manchester’s Norton Grange Hotel & Spa in Rochdale are providing the venue and catering for the event as a way of supporting local industry and opening up opportunities for local teenagers across the region.
Schools due to attend
All Hallows RC Business, Enterprise and Sports College Salford
Oasis Academy Media City UK Salford
St Cuthbert’s RC Business and Enterprise College Rochdale
Philips High School Whitefield
Falinge Park High School Rochdale
Siddal Moor Sports College Rochdale
Mossley Hollins High School Mossley
St Thomas More Denton
Prestwich Arts College Manchester
Parrenthorn High School Whitefield
