Schools & Further Education
Engaging with our future workforce to encourage community involvement in the project and to facilitate opportunities for skills, education and training programmes with local schools by delivering enterprise initiatives to raise aspirations and provide young people with the life skills to achieve success.
Summer School
A group of 16 young people from 6 secondary schools in North Lanarkshire spent a week working on a design project for what will be the most advanced hospital in Scotland. The summer school was a successful collaboration between North Lanarkshire Council’s education team, the Developing the Young Workforce team, and Keppie Design, and drew on a wealth of previous experience with this kind of programme. The young people were articulate and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the brief, carefully considering rehabilitation, safety, privacy and dignity. Participants also learned about hospital staff and functions, and the vast array of career opportunities available throughout NHS Lanarkshire.
Martin Hill, NHS Lanarkshire Chair, expressed his gratitude to the young people for sharing their creativity and ideas and emphasised that the Monklands Replacement Project is an opportunity for everyone in the community to get involved.
Councillor Angela Campbell, North Lanarkshire Council’s Convener of Education and Families, said, “The commitment and enthusiasm of our young people has been truly inspiring over this programme.”
Career Roadshows
Provide an opportunity to engage with local school children. As well as increasing the visibility of NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) as a future employer and showcasing the numerous careers pathways and routes into employment with NHSL and project partners,
Routes to employment
The Roadshow also provides a mechanism for school children to discover the skills required for routes to employment at an age where they may be making educational subject choices or decisions on post school options, with the potential to enhance the future NHSL recruitment pool.
