What is a MEGA Ambassador
MEGA Ambassadors are employees of our MEGA member companies who volunteer their time to act as inspiring role models to young people. Ambassadors achieve this by direct contact and interaction with students. Each Ambassador is registered, trained and AccessNI checked.
MEGA Ambassadors are essential in enabling us at MEGA to deliver the wide range of high-quality programmes to schools in Mid Ulster. Ambassador engagement in these programmes can be as short as 30 minutes and as long as 6 months and come in a wide variety of formats including:
- Careers discussion and advice
- Judging competition work
- Project work with local schools or colleges
- Work placements for students
The Role of the MEGA Ambassador
In order to support the future development of encouraging more people to chose Engineering Manufacturing as a future career path, we aim to recruit more and more inspiring Ambassadors who will offer a range of support in local schools by speaking with young people from age 5-18 through a range of activities such as:
- Mentorship of and support for local teachers
- Hosting school visits to their workplace
- Offering and arranging work experience for students
- Visiting schools to provide careers talks
- Participating in Recruitment fairs and open days
- Involvement in collaborative projects in schools
- Providing technical advice and/or practical support to STEM projects in the classroom
Benefits in becoming a MEGA Ambassador
- It will contribute towards your CPD
- It will help develop presentation skills, build confidence and provide additional experience outside of your day to day role
- It gives a platform to share your passion for Engineering to inspire the next generation
- It educates students on potential career opportunities on the doorstep that students may not have considered before from someone who has been in their shoes
- It contributes to your employer’s corporate responsibility
Requirements to become a MEGA Ambassador
- Currently employed within the manufacturing & engineering sector
- Understanding of career opportunities within your company
- Enthusiastic and professional with the confidence to inspire others into Engineering
- Ability and willingness to represent your employer with pride and positivity
- Required to complete Access NI check
- Punctual and presentable
Meet Our Ambassadors
We are honoured to have a wealth of MEGA Ambassadors in our midst. Representing an array of manufacturing and engineering companies in the Mid Ulster area, their skill sets and expertise cover a range of disciplines, from technical and design roles through to finance and marketing. Find out more about their experience of being a MEGA Ambassador by watching our selection of videos below.
Steelweld Fabrication
McCloskey International
Tyrone Fabrication
CK International
Nugent Engineering
Specdrum
Terex Corporation
Strickland Ireland
Terex Corporation
Coote Engineering
