{"id":2685,"date":"2020-10-30T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2020-10-30T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:12:10","slug":"sgn-future-thinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/2020\/10\/30\/sgn-future-thinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"SGN &#8216;Future Thinkers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and would relish the opportunity to give input into a major company?<\/p>\n<p>If yes, then we wanted to make you aware of an exciting opportunity for students to join a \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 youth panel we are setting up.<\/p>\n<p>We at Solutions for the Planet are working in partnership with SGN who manage the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across all of Scotland and parts of Southern England (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgn.co.uk\/\">www.sgn.co.uk<\/a>) to form\u00a0 youth panel. The \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 panel will give the students involved a unique opportunity to kickstart a career in the world of business by working with a major energy industry utility company.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2019Future Thinkers\u2019 panel will\u00a0ensure that SGN\u2019s\u00a0future customers have an ongoing influential voice\u00a0into their\u00a0business decision making across their customers\u2019 top priorities of:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Acting safely<\/li>\n<li>Minimising environmental impact<\/li>\n<li>Delivering future energy solutions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 panellists\u00a0will\u00a0have a real influence on the decisions made by senior management as well as:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>increasing knowledge\u00a0on\u00a0the workings of a major business<\/li>\n<li>receiving a formal reference for use in UCAS or apprenticeship applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>accessing\u00a0unique opportunities such as going behind-the-scenes\u00a0or interviewing a member of staff.<\/li>\n<li>developing\u00a0skills such as critical thinking, research, networking, teamwork and building consensus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>We are looking to\u00a0recruit\u00a0panellists who:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are\u00a0thinking\u00a0about a career in a business setting; perhaps in the energy sector, or as an engineer, a product developer, in a financial or customer service role, or even would-be entrepreneurs who plan to run their own business one day.<\/li>\n<li>enjoy getting their point across, take an active part in class discussions and debates and are good at problem-solving.<\/li>\n<li>are good team players &#8211; both good listeners as well as good talkers!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Initially, the Panel will be made up of around\u00a015\u00a0young\u00a0people, who will meet\u00a0(virtually)\u00a0with\u00a0SGN staff\u00a0over four sessions to learn about different\u00a0aspects of the business to discuss and give feedback on aspects of their\u00a0emerging\u00a0strategies.\u00a0We are looking for young people from a range of backgrounds across the\u00a0areas that SGN operate.\u00a0 So, if\u00a0you know\u00a0any young people\u00a0<strong>aged 14-16<\/strong> who are\u00a0passionate about how we can make energy greener, creating opportunities for talented young people from diverse backgrounds, STEM subjects,\u00a0and\u00a0would be\u00a0interested in working with us to make change happen, please\u00a0encourage these students to\u00a0apply.<\/p>\n<p>For further information and to request an application please contact Claire Fitton in the first instance by emailing\u00a0claire@solutionsfortheplanet.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Closing date for entering is 13th November 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhscareers\/uploads\/sites\/7470\/2020\/10\/30171249\/SGN-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2686\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhscareers\/uploads\/sites\/7470\/2020\/10\/30171249\/SGN-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"695\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhscareers\/uploads\/sites\/7470\/2020\/10\/30171257\/SGN-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2687\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhscareers\/uploads\/sites\/7470\/2020\/10\/30171257\/SGN-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"735\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and would relish the opportunity to give input into a major company? If yes, then we wanted to make you aware of an exciting opportunity for students to join a \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 youth panel we are setting up. We at Solutions for the Planet are working in partnership with SGN who manage the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across all of Scotland and parts of Southern England (www.sgn.co.uk) to form\u00a0 youth panel. The \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 panel will give the students involved a unique opportunity to kickstart a career in the world of business by working with a major energy industry utility company. The \u2019Future Thinkers\u2019 panel will\u00a0ensure that SGN\u2019s\u00a0future customers have an ongoing influential voice\u00a0into their\u00a0business decision making across their customers\u2019 top priorities of: Acting safely Minimising environmental impact Delivering future energy solutions The \u2018Future Thinkers\u2019 panellists\u00a0will\u00a0have a real influence on the decisions made by senior management as well as:\u00a0 increasing knowledge\u00a0on\u00a0the workings of a major business receiving a formal reference for use in UCAS or apprenticeship applications accessing\u00a0unique opportunities such as going behind-the-scenes\u00a0or interviewing a member of staff. developing\u00a0skills such as critical thinking, research, networking, teamwork and building consensus. \u00a0We are looking to\u00a0recruit\u00a0panellists who:\u00a0 are\u00a0thinking\u00a0about a career in a business setting; perhaps in the energy sector, or as an engineer, a product developer, in a financial or customer service role, or even would-be entrepreneurs who plan to run their own business one day. enjoy getting their point across, take an active part in class discussions and debates and are good at problem-solving. are good team players &#8211; both good listeners as well as good talkers! Initially, the Panel will be made up of around\u00a015\u00a0young\u00a0people, who will meet\u00a0(virtually)\u00a0with\u00a0SGN staff\u00a0over four sessions to learn about different\u00a0aspects of the business to discuss and give feedback on aspects of their\u00a0emerging\u00a0strategies.\u00a0We are looking for young people from a range of backgrounds across the\u00a0areas that SGN operate.\u00a0 So, if\u00a0you know\u00a0any young people\u00a0aged 14-16 who are\u00a0passionate about how we can make energy greener, creating opportunities for talented young people from diverse backgrounds, STEM subjects,\u00a0and\u00a0would be\u00a0interested in working with us to make change happen, please\u00a0encourage these students to\u00a0apply. For further information and to request an application please contact Claire Fitton in the first instance by emailing\u00a0claire@solutionsfortheplanet.co.uk Closing date for entering is 13th November 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4499,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11890],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2692,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions\/2692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}