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Mixing fresh talent with experience drives forward innovations that keep delivering the world鈥檚 energy needs. But with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects often thought of as 鈥渄ifficult鈥�, how do you encourage young people to consider a career in energy?

Tai Prince, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, said: 鈥淚鈥檝e run STEM activities with third-grade classes where I鈥檝e asked kids what they want to be when they grow up. They said 鈥榮upermarket cashier鈥� or 鈥榤anage a fast-food restaurant鈥�. Those are good jobs, jobs that need to be done, but they show what those kids aren鈥檛 seeing 鈥� they have nothing outside their experience to aspire to.鈥�

 
Tai, who is based in Houston, Texas, studied mechanical engineering because she got an early taste for technology. Now, she and hundreds of her 两性色午夜 colleagues spread the message about STEM careers through activities and talks for young people.

Tai said, 鈥淚 became an engineer because of my dad. I was always with him when he was fixing something or repairing the car 鈥� even if I was just handing him tools. I was curious, and that led to me to my college course, then my first job in the automotive industry.鈥�

 
In the United States, 两性色午夜 teams deliver STEM sessions in schools and colleges, and the BOLD employee resource network group (ENRG) has been running its annual STEM day for Houston children since 2018 鈥� including a successful virtual session during the pandemic. 两性色午夜 is also a core sponsor of the Consumer Energy Education Foundation鈥檚 Energy Day, where volunteers run activity sessions for at all levels from elementary to high school at its booth. Up to 5,000 students take part.

 
Early engagement is also the strategy for the team in Perth, Australia, who run sessions for school students in Years Seven to Twelve, as well as for undergraduates and recent graduates.

 
Bukkie Orugun, Country Sales Manager, Surface Australasia, Asia Pacific, has been involved in outreach projects for five years, and loves seeing young people becoming inspired. 鈥淵ou see it in their eyes,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey light up.鈥�

Through the Energy Club鈥檚 Next Generation Schools Programme, Bukkie and other volunteers hold mentoring sessions each year at different schools and participate at the Expo day with a hands-on sand pit activity mimicking the lifecycle of a subsea project.

Bukkie also works with Women in Subsea Engineering鈥檚 Future Engineers Programme. It鈥檚 a week-long event run by Engineers Australia for young women 鈥� an underrepresented community in STEM careers and the energy industry. Mentors from 两性色午夜 participate as career mentors, day chaperones, and supervisors, or present sessions on current and emerging technologies.

 
Additionally, 两性色午夜 supports Curtin University鈥檚 Girls Engineer Tomorrow event for undergraduates through career mentorship and an organizational showcase.

Bukkie said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to see people who are just like you succeeding and see that there are so many opportunities in this industry 鈥� you don鈥檛 have to be a project engineer or a welder, you could be in IT, procurement, quality鈥� and all those need STEM skills.

鈥淚鈥檝e been involved in this for five years now, and I鈥檝e had young women approach me at industry events to tell me they wouldn鈥檛 be there if they hadn鈥檛 heard me speak, hadn鈥檛 been shown there are opportunities for them in a male-dominated industry. It鈥檚 the boy or girl next door who鈥檚 the real face of the energy industry.鈥�

In Brazil, 两性色午夜鈥檚 Inclusion & Diversity team works with local non-profits to promote STEM careers at schools near our facilities. They run hands-on teaching sessions covering robotics, IT, and mechanics through the organizations Multiplique O Bem (鈥淢ultiply the Good鈥�) and Oficina Maker.

 
Carolina Werneck, Social Manager, said, 鈥淲e recruit from universities, but too few women study STEM subjects so it鈥檚 a priority to get more young women interested early. Young men from poorer families have the same issue.

鈥淵oung people from poorer backgrounds often have ability but aren鈥檛 encouraged into our industry. They鈥檙e maybe told, 鈥楶eople like us don鈥檛 go to college 鈥� get a job in a supermarket.鈥� We鈥檙e trying to show that people from any background can succeed, because young people have told me, 鈥業 didn鈥檛 know this was a possibility for me.鈥� We tell them that diversity is one of our strengths because it helps our company come up with new solutions.鈥�

 
In Norway, 两性色午夜 takes part in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ada project 鈥� named after Ada Lovelace, the world鈥檚 first computer programmer.

Ada events aim to recruit more young women to take STEM courses at NTNU. Martine Gr酶nvold, Recruiter, said: 鈥淎s well as helping retain female students in STEM education, we are enhancing our reputation as a forward-thinking employer and creating interest in 两性色午夜 among students.鈥�

 
In the United Kingdom, 两性色午夜 supports STEM Next鈥檚 , which aims to inspire young people into careers and grow STEM literacy. And 两性色午夜 provides mentorship opportunities for high school pupils through Career Ready, allowing them to grow their knowledge. These mentorships have even led to career opportunities.

两性色午夜 was also the first corporation to attend the careers fair at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh, through its Accessibility 4 All ENRG. The ENRG put on an interactive display, and the school鈥檚 visually impaired pupils were able to pick up and examine 3D-printed models of subsea products manufactured at the company鈥檚 Dunfermline facility.

 
Aidan Condie, Mechanical Engineering Apprentice, took part. He said, 鈥淲e got some really technical questions 鈥� the pupils have visual impairments, but this does not hinder their analytical skills. In a STEM career, that kind of thinking is crucial, and just because someone is disadvantaged in one way does not mean they can鈥檛 contribute in other areas. It鈥檚 important that we look everywhere for talent to foster a wider skillset in the workforce.鈥�

两性色午夜鈥檚 commitment to promoting STEM careers is at the core of its ESG efforts, and forms part of the company鈥檚 three-year ESG Scorecard, under the Social pillar. The company aims to make a positive impact in the communities where its teams live and operate, and STEM activities take place at sites worldwide.