Ove Arup Foundation

Industrial Trust careers programmes hit the spot

The Industrial Trust’s first major venture into the built environment sector has been deemed highly worthwhile, according to the teachers and students who took part.

In the summer of 2007, The Ove Arup Foundation awarded a grant of £13,500 to help the Industrial Trust extend its career activities. The Trust subsequently asked every young person and teacher who went on the programmes to complete questionnaires to indicate their level of satisfaction and opinion of the quality of learning gained. There was an 80 per cent response to the questionnaires, in which 85 per cent of students, and 100 per cent of teachers, 'agreed' or 'agreed strongly' that the programmes delivered positive outcomes for them.

The Foundation's grant enabled the Industrial Trust to reach over 600 students and teachers, principally in the South West, Yorkshire and South East regions, working on Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 and typically in Years 9 to 12. The Foundation and the Industrial Trust are now discussing follow-up work.

The Trust's website address is www.industrialtrust.org.uk.