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The Manufacturing Institute’s charitable Make It in Manufacturing campaign is helping to create a pipeline of talent for UK manufacturing by promoting the sector as an interesting and rewarding career choice for young people. Through a network of local, national and multi-national business partners the Make It campaign shows young people that modern manufacturing is a global enterprise founded on a basis of innovation, creativity and smart thinking.

By connecting young people to manufacturing companies in their local area, the Make It campaign overturns negative perceptions surrounding the sector by engaging event participants in hands-on activities through the Make It Enterprising Challenges.

These practical, one day events give young people the opportunity to form their own mini-manufacturing companies, gaining advice and guidance from a range of

industry advocates and learning more about the creative and aspirational employment opportunities manufacturing can offer.

The Make It Grand Final 2013 was sponsored by Premier Foods, the manufacturer behind many well known household brands including Sharwoods, Batchelors, Ambrosia and Mr Kipling.

To view all the photographs taken on the day please visit our Make It in Manufacturing facebook page.

Held at the Park Hall Hotel in Chorley

PupilsfromLoretoGrammarSchoolgettogripswithbuildingtheirDOT

PupilsfromUptonbyChesterHighSchoolexplaintheirpackagingdesigntotheDragons

TheteamfromMiddletonTechnologyCollegetakespartintheTasteTesting

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Make It in MANUFACTURINGGrand Final

About the dayThematerialsusedonthedayweredesignedtoreflecttheproductsofferedbyPremierFoodsandtogivetheyoungpeopletakingpartagoodunderstandingoftherangeofjobsavailablewithintheFoodmanufacturingsector.

Eachschoolteam–madeupofeightpupils–wasaskedtoconsidereachpupils’respectiveskillsandqualitiesandchooseaspecificjobrolewhichincludedManagingDirector,FinanceDirector,SalesandMarketingManages,ManufacturingManager,DesignEngineer,LogisticsManagerandQualityController.

TeamswerethenchallengedtodesignanewcakeordesserttocoincidewiththeCommonwealthGames2014.Pupilsalso

hadtodesignandbuildaDelicateObjectTransporter(DOT)tosafelytransporteggsaroundthefactoryfloor.Theseweretestedoutinfrontofthedragonstomakesurethatnoeggswerebrokenintheprocess.PupilswerealsoaskedtoconsiderHealth&SafetywhendesigningtheirDOT,completingariskregisterassessingthepotentialrisksoftheDOToperatingaroundtheworkplace.

Throughoutthedaytheteamsalsohadtodesignacompanybrand,completefinancialtasksandmeetwithanindustry‘Consultant’togetfeedbackontheirproduct.PremierFoodsalsohostedaTasteTestingsessionwherepupilsweretestedontheirabilitytorecognisedifferent

flavoursandaskedtoconsiderthiswhendesigningtheirproduct.Eachteamwasthenrequiredtopitchtheirideastoapanelofindustryexperts,madeupofbusinesspartnersfromeachheat,ina‘DragonsDen’stylepresentation.

Thejudgingoftheeventwasbasedoneachteam’sabilitytofollowthebriefandtheirprogresswasmonitoredthroughouttheday.Pointswereawardedforthecompletionofkeytasksalongwithteamwork,useofinitiative,problemsolvingandotherenterprisingqualities.

BalshawsCEHighSchoolgetstartedondesigningtheirnewdessertforPremierFoods

TheteamsgetreadyfortheTasteTestinghostedbythePremierFoodsvolunteers

TherunnersupfromClitheroeRoyalGrammarSchoolgetaphotowiththebusinesspartners

ApupilfromStEdwardsCollegeacceptstheirprizeforachievingOutstandingIndividual

ClitheroeRoyalGrammarSchoolpitchtheirCommonwealthCakeideatotheDragons

AstudentfromTheMosslandsSchoolstartstoconstructtheirDelicateObjectTransporter

ApupilfromCheadleHulmeSchoolworksoutthecostoftheirprototypemodel

Schools in Attendance

About PREMIER FOODSPremierFoodsproducesomeofBritain’sbestlovedbrands,includingAmbrosiadesserts,Batchelorsconvenientmeals,Bistogravy,Hovisbread,LoydGrossmansauces,Mr.Kiplingcakes,OXOstocksandSharwood’sAsianfoods.

PremierFoods’visionistobethe

“BestinBritishFood”,pridingthemselvesonchampioningBritishfarmersandsourcingasmanyingredients,goodsandservicesfromUKsuppliersaspossible.Employing9,000peopleatover35sitesacrossthecountry,supportingBritishjobsiskeytoPremierFoodspolicy.

Lastyear,over98%ofUKhouseholdsboughtaPremierFoodsproductwiththechancesbeingthatthemajorityofpeoplelivinginBritainwillhaveaPremierFoodsitemintheirkitchencupboards.

And the winners were… First Place - Notre Dame Catholic College Second Place - Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolOutstanding Individual - Emily Drurie, St Edward’s Catholic College Outstanding Individual - Marcus Bancroft, St Aidan’s CE Technology CollegeOutstanding Individual - Holly Evans, Whitehaven School

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Balshaws CE High School Leyland

Cheadle Hulme School Cheadle

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe

Eaton Bank Academy Congleton

Loreto Grammar School Altrincham

Malbank School Nantwich

Middleton Technology College Middleton

Millom School Millom

Notre Dame Catholic College Liverpool

St Aidan’s CofE Technology College Poulton le Fylde

St Edwards College Liverpool

The Mosslands School Wirral

The Radclyffe School Oldham

Thomas Telford School Telford

Upton by Chester High School Chester

Whitehaven School Whitehaven

Witton Park High School Blackburn

MalbankSchoolgetadvicefromavolunteerfromPremierFoodsabouttheircakedesign

ThomasTelfordSchooltestouttheirDOTforthePremierFoodsvolunteers

ThestudentsfromLoretoGrammarSchoolmeetwiththeCustomerConsultanttogetfeedbackontheircakeproduct

ThewinningteamfromNotreDameCatholicCollegecelebratetheirsuccess

Summary and Key Points• 94%ofthepupilsinattendanceratedthedayoverall

asbetween“Excellent”and“Good”(61%marked“Excellent”,34%marked“VeryGood”and5%marked“Good”).

• 87%ofthepupilsattendingfeltthatthedayhadgiventhemabetterunderstandingofthetypesofjobsavailablewithinthemanufacturingsector

• 76%saidthatMakeIthadimprovedtheirperceptionofcareerswithinthemanufacturingsector

• 62%saidthattheywouldconsiderworkinginthemanufacturingsectorinthefuture

• 100%oftheteachersratedthedayasbetween“Excellent”and“Good”(33%marked“Excellent”,59%“VeryGood”andtheremaining12%“Good”).

• 92%confirmedthattheywouldrecommendcareersinthesectorto“alltheirpupils”withtheremaining8%recommendingmanufacturingtothehighachievers.

Thevolunteersthatparticipatedinthedaywere:

Graham Paterson Premier Foods Group Excellence ManagerRuth Thorp Premier Foods Technical Manager WorksopRichard Giles Premier Foods HSE ManagerClaire McNamara Survitec Group HR ManagerJohn Aldridge Survitec Group Quality ManagerSarah Black Siemens Value Stream ManagerNicola Crowther BBC North Senior Project ManagerChris Wilkinson The Manufacturing Institute MD Fab Lab Foundation UK

Quotes from PUPILS:

• “Ididn’tknowmuchaboutmanufacturingbeforeMakeItandnowIdo”

• “There’smoretoitthanjustfactories”

• “IknowwhatmanufacturingisreallyaboutandIreallyenjoyedbeinginvolvedinit”

• “BeforeIdidMakeItIdidn’trealisehowbroadandcomplexthejobsinmanufacturingare”

• “It’smuchmoreinterestingthanIexpected”

• “Iseemanufacturinginamorecreativeway”

• “IthoughtitwasreallyboringbutnowIthinkitisveryflexibleintherolesthatareavailable”

• “Todaymademethinkmoreaboutgoingintomanufacturing”

Quotes from Teachers:

• “Thanks,theeventsarealwaysexcellent.Goodtoseeindustryrepresented!”

• “Theconceptisfantastic”

• “Greatcompetition,verywellrun.Willdefinitelyparticipateagain!”

• “Anexcellentwellrunevent.Veryvaluabletothestudents”

• “Excellentopportunityforstudents”

• “Veryeffectiveteambuildingdaythatgivespupilsadifferentrangeofskillsoutsideofschool”

• “ItgetspupilsthinkingaboutEngineeringasacareerandtheeventsdevelopteamworkandleadershipskills”

• “Thecompetition,asalways,waswonderful”

Quote from Graham Paterson, Group Manufacturing Excellence Manager at Premier Foods

“PremierFoodsisaGreatBritishfoodcompanywithapassionforcreatingthetastetheBritishlove.Wetakeprideinthefactthatover80%ofouringredientsandpackagingissourcedfromUK-basedbusinessesandsupportingMakeItfullyalignswithouraimtobetheBestinBritishFood.Manufacturingisavitalelementtothefuturehealthofoureconomyandweneedtoencourage,inspireandnurturefuturetalentforthewholeindustry.WeareallveryproudtobepartoftheMakeItcampaign.”

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