The least important thing

Transition

I attended an award ceremony some months ago aimed at celebrating diversity in engineering. As chair of the Scottish arm of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK), I and my colleagues spend many hours volunteering in schools and universities and we urge leaders and businesses to utilise the vast array of talent that exists among so called … Read More

AFBE-UK 2017 Annual Report & Newsletter

Bob GentleAnnual Report, Gala, News, NextGen, Real Projects, Transition

2017 has been one of AFBE’s most successful years since we began in 2007. This year we celebrated AFBE with a 10th anniversary Gala attended by business leaders, politicians, engineers and friends of our fantastic organisation. AFBE-UK has evolved into a national organisation with a membership of engineering professionals across the UK and increasing relevance within the EDI community. We … Read More

Celebrating a Great Year

Bob GentleGala, News, NextGen, Real Projects, Transition

2017 has been a great year for AFBE-UK as a whole and Scotland has very much been a part of it. AFBE-UK has always worked at grass roots level, seemingly under the radar promoting engineering to young people but it’s fair to say that 2017 brought more open recognition from reputable institutions, many with which we had collaborated for years. … Read More

Transition Event Proves a Success

Bob GentleTransition

AFBE-UK Scotland  an Aberdeen based not-for-profit organisation, which encourages engineering as a career, supported students at an event in Aberdeen. The event which was held at Shell Woodbank House proved a success with the Transition programme featuring career workshops and CV clinics as well as mock interviews and assessments. Hosted by the organisation AFBE-UK Scotland, it kick-started a series of autumn events … Read More

5 Years, 5 days

Bob GentleGala, News, NextGen, Real Projects, Transition

On the 9th of November 2016 about 140 oil and gas professionals, students and representatives from both public and private sectors gathered at Aberdeen’s 5-star Marcliffe Hotel to mark AFBE-UK Scotland‘s 5th Anniversary. The Scotland project began on the 4th of November 2011 and the impact of the team has been impressive, most epitomised by the increasing media interest, including … Read More

Event to Assist Students into World of Work

Bob GentleNews, Transition

Engineering students in Aberdeen are being invited to attend a careers event held by not-for-profit organisation AFBE-UK Scotland in collaboration with Shell African Network. The Granite City-based group, which promotes engineering as a career choice among young people from various backgrounds and under-represented groups, is running an event to help students develop the necessary skills to progress from university to … Read More