Presented by Developing the Young Workforce Dumfries and Galloway, the region’s largest Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematic and Digital fair for young people returns to Easterbrook Hall on the Crichton Grounds in Dumfries on Wednesday, 24th May.


Following the success of the previous events, we are delighted to be able once again to have invited the regions secondary schools to this prestigious day where pupils from S1/2/3 can interact with over 40 businesses and organisations from across not just the region, but the country, and take part in various interactive workshops!


Amongst the businesses taking part - Brown Brothers, Kirkcudbright’s Dark Space Planetarium, Cochran’s, Dumfries Aviation Museum, Battle Stations, Genesis OHS, 33 Air Solutions, Langholm’s Creation Mill CIC and out of region businesses including Morgan Sindall, The Code Show, Vattenfall, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, Intelligent Growth Solutions, Ventient Energy and BGDG sponsors, Scottish Power.


Over 900 pupils are anticipated to take part in the day from secondary schools all over the region and an open invitation to Home Learners and College students is also extended.


‘Bang Goes DG!’ is hosted by Developing the Young Workforce Dumfries&Galloway
Organiser and Main Contact : Justin Thomas, DYW DG Programme Manager Justin.thomas@dywdg.co.uk – 07715676713


‘Bang Goes DG!’ is sponsored and hosted by The Crichton Trust
Easterbrook Hall, Crichton Business Park, BankEnd Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TA www.crichton.co.uk


Doors open at 09.00. Pupils arrive from 09.30. Event close at 15.00.

Following the success of the 2022 ‘positive destination’ hospitality sector awareness work experience project, ‘Be our Guest’,  DYWDG is delighted to be able to offer our ‘Summer with …’ series again for 2023.
 
SUMMER WITH THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL
As part of our continuing projects with the Management team, DYWDG and THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL are delighted to be able to offer this exciting summer opportunity to students as part of our ongoing #BeourGuest work ready project.

​Based and working at the renowned hotel and events venue, we are able give interested 16-24 year olds the chance of work experience within the hotel gaining vital, transferable experience in a range of roles including;
Reception
Kitchen
Housekeeping
Restaurant
Back office
Gym and Leisure
And more!


The opportunities will take place (initially) over weekends and candidates will be paid.


INTERESTED?
We would like to invite you to a special open event at THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL, where you can have a tour of the business as well as learn more about what is on offer and sign up to this fantastic opportunity on TUESDAY, 20th JUNE – 10.00-12.00
To book, please email justin.thomas@dywdg.co.uk

SPENDING SUMMER WITH QUEEN OF THE SOUTH FC

#DYWDG and QUEEN OF THE SOUTH were delighted to be able to offer this exciting summer
opportunity as part of our ongoing #BeourGuest work ready project.

Based and working at Queen of the South FC, interested 16-20 year olds got the chance
to get a position undertaking work experience at the club, gaining vital, transferable skills in a range of roles including;

• Football coaching
• The Foodhub service
• Hospitality
• Turnstile entry
• Shadow gym work
• The Club shop
• Football 5 aside customer service
• Sales of programmes and more.

We are also offering a brand new and exclusive Barista project involving customer service techniques, work ready skills, and of course barista techniques.

This is a great example of how Local organisations such as Queen of the South and DYW Dumfries and Galloway are working together to improve the prospects of our young people.

DYWDG and THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL are delighted to have been able to offer this exciting summer opportunity as part of our ongoing #BeourGuest work ready project.

Based and working at the renowned hotel and conference venue, we were able give interested 16-20 year olds the chance of work experience within the hotel gaining vital, transferable experience in a range of roles including:

• Reception
• Kitchen
• Housekeeping
• Restaurant
• Back office
• Gym and Leisure

​ And more!

The opportunities will take place over weekends and the participants will be paid for the time they are there.

for any more information on this project, or if your business would like to host one of their own, please email justin.thomas@dywdg.co.uk

​As part of ‘BANG GOES DG!’ 2022, DG COLLEGE presented us with several fantastic videos which we were honoured to premiere at the event on the big screen. 
 
Penny Humphries from DG College tells us: ‘The Project was conceived by The Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla and Solway Firth Partnership with the aim of raising awareness of the local and global issue of Marine Plastics, and to promote change in individuals by encouraging recycling, re use, or reduction in consumption of plastics.

Huge congratulations to the artists!

We are delighted to be able to continue to showcase these wonderful videos on #DYWFlix – Click Here for the playlist or click below for the individual videos: 

Torrin Howat-Langley - Marine Plastic Awareness
Gareth Millar - The Seagull
Eilidh Sinclair - Detective Bird
Sean Wells - Save Our Seas
Bryn Pool - Step Up Your Game
Millie Gray - Plastic Rewind
Blayne Ferguson - A Plastic Adventure