Why attend a DYW event?

Events with partners offer educators, young people, and often their parents/carers the opportunity to engage with a range of employers, learn what local opportunities are available to them as well as routes and pathways into the industry. Events can be in-person or online.

You can view what's coming up below.

Innovative Project Showcase

18th November 2024

Celebrating DYW Ayrshire funding over £700,000 towards Innovative Projects in Ayrshire. Join us to see the projects in action.

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Leadership Lunch - Inspire Your Future

3rd October 2024

Join us for an inspiring afternoon featuring a panel of local entrepreneurs and leaders who will share their journeys.

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All About Aero with Ayrshire College

24th January 2025

Explore opportunities within the aerospace industry by hearing from the employers directly. This event will open for bookings in November.

South Ayrshire
Futures

5th February 2025

South Ayrshire Futures will return for its 3rd year to Ayr Racecourse. Open to the public for bookings in January.

Pathways to

Careers

19th February 2025

The 2nd Pathways to Careers will take place at Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock. Open to the public for bookings in January.

Your Next
Move

5th March 2025

Returning for its 3rd year, this event will take place at Ayrshire College Kilwinning Campus. Open to the public for bookings in January.

In-school events

We are proud to continue our support to Ayrshire Chamber's Education Team who are contracted by North and South Ayrshire Councils to support the School Engagement programme. As preparation for academic session 2024 - 2025, the team have been busy meeting their school contacts to discuss engagements for the new school year. You can view events from September to November 2024 below:

  • Queen Margaret Academy S4-S6 Careers Event – Tuesday 17th September, 9:10 am – 12:20 pm
  • Greenwood Academy S3-S6 Apprenticeship Event – Tuesday 8th October, 9:25 am – 1:30 pm
  • Ayr Academy Full School Careers Event – Thursday 10th October, 9 am – 2:50 pm
  • Ardrossan Academy S4-S6 Careers Event – Tuesday 29th October, 1 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Queen Margaret Academy S4 Mock Interviews – Friday 1st November, 10:30 am – 2:40 pm
  • Prestwick Academy S5 Mock Interviews – Thursday 7th November, 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
  • Marr College S5 Mock Interviews – Thursday 11th November, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • Garnock Academy S4-S6 Careers Event – Wednesday 13th November, 9am - 12.45pm
  • Carrick Academy S4 & S6 Mock Interviews – Tuesday 26th November, 9:30 am – 1:20pm

Sign up to an event

If you would prefer to go down the route of other School Engagement activities, such as bringing pupils to your business for a tour, delivering a classroom talk, or an employability skills session (CV/interview skills), the Education Team are also happy to support this. Please see a list of these requests below.

Garnock Academy:

The school are conducting a survey to identify the key skills that should be emphasised in their curriculum to ensure their students are well-prepared for the workforce. Your responses will help shape our educational programs and better align them with the needs of the local business community. The survey can be accessed HERE.

In addition to the survey, the school are also inviting you to create a short video message for their students. This video should highlight the importance of the skills you have identified in the survey and explain how these skills can lead to a successful career in your field. These videos will be played to our pupils, providing them with a direct connection between their education and real-world applications.

Irvine Royal Academy:

  • Irvine Royal Academy – Science speakers. Units include either chemistry, physics, biology, lab skills but a more specific list can be given on request. Anytime September onwards.
  • Irvine Royal Academy- Geography links. This can either be pupils/staff visiting to your workplace, a classroom talk or workshop to highlight the different roles within geography. Anytime September onwards.

 

Largs Academy:

  • Travel and tourism – they have 31 pupils taking this class this school year which requires employer engagements as part of course completion
  • Home Economics (HE) -the school are looking for businesses within the food industry but not hospitality
  • Business and Computing – any form of engagement that is relevant to these subjects that could help build into the curriculum or highlight the jobs/opportunities within the sector to bring it to life.

 

Kilwinning Academy: 

  • Science department – the school are delivering a new Skills for Work: Health Sector course for S5/6 pupils. Looking for employers such as nurses, those in health and social care, pharmacists, opticians, physiotherapists to deliver classroom talks or if pupils could visit your premises to help showcase different roles/career paths within the sector. September onwards on Mon 3-3.50pm, Wed 9-10.40, Thu 11-12.35 or Fri 9.50-10.40. Topics this course will cover are working in the health sector, employability skills in the health sector, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, improving health and wellbeing and physiology of the cardiovascular system.
  • Physical Education (PE) – perform a workshop/interaction with pupils during their PE class or deliver a classroom talk where you can stress the different routes/pathways young people can take in the fitness world.

Queen Margaret Academy:

  • Art – The school are looking for an input from an artist specialising in human portraits from anytime within September – November

Find out more or get involved