Emily Clarke is a 4th year electrical apprentice with the ESB. After leaving school with her leaving certification, she decided college wasn’t for her and ended her studies. Looking for a career change, she responded to an advert for apprentices with the ESB, and knew it was for her. As an apprentice, she gets hands-on-learning experience while on site each day coupled with theory based learning. The best parts about her work– no two days are the same, keeping her engaged and learning all the time. Additionally, she loves being part of a team, solving problems and restoring power to those in need.
The ‘Role Models in pSTEM: You can be what you can see’ project was created to highlight positive role models for young women in the subjects of physics, mathematics, computer science and engineering. By creating videos for use in classrooms and on social media, the project hopes to make more young women aware of the very many career paths and opportunities available to them by pursuing these subjects. Following the UNESCO framework of factors influencing girls’ and women’s’ participation in STEM, the interviews explore the backgrounds and influences of each of the role models and highlight what they enjoy about what they do.
Further information on the project can be found here:
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The project is led by UCD and funded by the Higher Education Authority and Institute of Physics.
Project partners include WITS (Women in Technology & Science), Institute of Guidance Counsellors, and the Mathematics, Science, Applied Mathematics and Engineering & Technology teacher associations.
Produced by Stand Out Films Ireland
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