Aoife Lonergan, 16, from Port Talbot, was inspired to pursue her passion for engineering and take her first step towards her dream career in Formula One.<\/p>\n
When Aoife began Year 11, she had many interests but wasn\u2019t sure which career path to take. Dentistry appealed to her, but she also had a growing fascination with engineering.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cI was a little bit lost on what I wanted to do with my career. I had all these passions, and I didn\u2019t really know what route to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wanting to explore her options, Aoife booked an appointment with her school\u2019s careers adviser from Careers Wales, Hannah Tossell.<\/p>\n
Hannah encouraged her to think about the skills she wanted to develop. Together, they explored potential careers that matched her A-level choices.<\/p>\n
Aoife explained: \u00a0\u201cShe asked me what kind of interests I had, what subjects I enjoyed, and we went through possible careers that I could do with the A-levels I wanted to take.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking into dentistry, Aoife realised the required qualifications weren\u2019t the right fit for her. With Hannah\u2019s guidance, she turned her focus to engineering.<\/p>\n
Hannah introduced her to the Careers Wales website, where Aoife completed the careers match quiz. Engineering came out as one of her top results.
Aoife said: \u201cHannah\u2019s very supportive, very lovely. I feel like I can talk to her really easily. She made me feel secure with my choices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since receiving support, Aoife has gained clarity and confidence in her career ambitions. She has chosen her A-level subjects and is now focused on her goal of studying engineering or materials science at university.<\/p>\n
Her enthusiasm has already led to exciting opportunities. With advice on CV writing and cover letters from Hannah, Aoife applied for a work experience placement in motorsport materials science. She was successful and spent her summer gaining first-hand industry experience.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Aoife dreams of working in Formula One as a motorsport engineer: \u201cI\u2019m really excited. I can\u2019t wait to start working towards my A-levels and my university degree. It\u2019s really opened doors for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
With thousands of students set to receive their A-level, GCSE and vocational qualification results, Welsh Government is encouraging learners to contact Working Wales, a free and impartial service for anyone aged 16 and over that is delivered by Careers Wales.<\/p>\n
As part of the Welsh Government\u2019s Young Person\u2019s Guarantee, anyone aged between 16 and 24 can access help to find a place in education or training, secure a job, or start their own business.<\/p>\n
Support is delivered through Working Wales, where young people can speak directly with an expert careers adviser for guidance tailored to their individual goals and circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aoife Lonergan, 16, from Port Talbot, was inspired to pursue her passion for engineering and take her first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,707,4200,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-361743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115066102330069424","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}