Maths Students Learn About Graduate Opportunities In March, A level Mathematics students at South Downs College had the opportunity to find out more about potential career paths that lay ahead of them if they chose to continue their studies at degree level. Beth Smith, Lauren East and Ron from BAE Systems visited the College to talk to the students about their experiences of working for a multi-national company and how their Maths degrees had helped to get them where they are today. Beth is currently the Engineering Manager at BAE. She completed a maths degree and explained to the students that her degree has had a direct impact on her career progress. She said, “It is great to have the opportunity to talk to the A level Maths students. Maths graduates are highly regarded and there are so many fields that the students could think about working in.” Lauren is currently part of the BAE graduate scheme, working as a project manager. Ron is an Education Ambassador at the company and currently works as the company’s Algorithm Design and Mathematical Consultant. He explained to the students that their careers as Maths graduates can be diverse and are not limited to just teaching maths to new students. Students were also given the opportunities to ask questions. These included the types of opportunities that are currently available at the company. The visitors explained that there are a number of opportunities available to the students both as graduates and as college leavers as they run a number of Higher Apprenticeships. Current student Joe Swift said, “It has been really interesting listening to the talks today. I now have a much clearer idea about where Maths could take me in the future.” South Downs College Inspire • Achieve • Succeed
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:59:50 +0000
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