One For The Ladies As Training 2000 Scoops National Award

Training 2000 has received national recognition for its investment in encouraging young girls into science, engineering and construction.

The Blackburn-based training provider received the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Partnership award at the National WISE awards held at the Institute of Engineering Technology in London on Tuesday 23 November and the 14-19 engagement team were on hand to collect the accolade.

HRH The Princess Royal presented the award which gives credit to companies that bridge the gap for females entering male-dominated roles. Training 2000 was recognised for their single-sex Girls Allowed in Engineering and Girls Allowed in Construction workshops and their WISE Monkeys (Widening Information about Stereotyping and Equality) project for year six pupils, which saw them beating off competition from Careers Wales and L'Oreal.

Marilyn Pilkington, 14-19 Engagement Manager at Training 2000, said: "We're delighted to have received this award and to have been recognised for the work we have done in helping to remove the barriers young girls face when looking for work in a male-dominated sector. Gender should not dictate where people can or can't work and I think that this award acknowledges recognition at a national level for our programmes."