England Golf hosted a careers day at its Woodhall Spa headquarters this week for college students from native faculties throughout the county of Lincolnshire.
Eighty-five pupils from seven faculties and faculties took half in a golf careers day organised in affiliation with the Careers In Golf initiative and the Better Lincolnshire LEP’s Careers Hub.
The 15-to 17-year-old college students had a possibility to take a look at the varied careers inside golf, from greenkeeping and golf health to product design and occasion administration, and heard from the CEO of England Golf and different workers at The Nationwide Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa.
These interactions offered first-hand insights into the various profession paths out there throughout the golf trade, making the potential for a future in golf really feel tangible and attainable for the scholars.
“This occasion was a convincing success because it not solely launched younger individuals to the huge array of careers throughout the golf trade but in addition highlighted native alternatives and the transferrable expertise gained by means of a profession in golf,” mentioned Alex Nightingale, Operational Hub Lead at Better Lincolnshire LEP’s Careers Hub.
“It showcased the ability of collaboration between our organisations, igniting a ardour and curiosity that may undoubtedly form the long run profession aspirations of those younger people.”
Mary-Anne Value, HR Director at England Golf and an Enterprise Adviser on the Careers Hub, added: “We have been delighted to host a wide range of faculties and college students from throughout Lincolnshire to share useful insights and trade details about careers in golf. Golf really is for everybody, and we hope the quite a few alternatives showcased all through the day will encourage our future workforce to see golf as not only a recreation, but in addition a possible profession.”
Jack Cole, Programme Supervisor at Careers In Golf, mentioned: “The Careers In Golf programme is a brand new initiative designed to present an perception into all of the implausible careers we’ve out there throughout the entire golf trade.
“The day at Woodhall Spa was an excellent occasion that allowed us to convey these careers to life, with native college students talking with the workers who function Woodhall Spa and studying about their profession journeys.
“Nowadays are nice initiatives that convey collectively a number of organisations throughout the trade and hopefully they are going to encourage younger individuals to contemplate a rewarding profession in golf.”
