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Sophie and Jade are two young women who have embarked on the mechanics course here at 庥豆app下载 College and aspire to make it their career. We wanted to ask them; why mechanics? What鈥檚 life really like at 庥豆app下载 College? And any advice they have for fellow women looking to pursue a career in the industry. 

When did you first become interested in motor vehicles, and what was it that you found so interesting? 

Sophie: 

鈥淚 became interested at a very young age. I love that you can take any standard car from a factory and modify it and make something completely of your own.鈥� 

Jade 

鈥淚 also became interested at a young age and particularly enjoy the challenge behind the design aspect and the ability to create something unique.鈥� 

When did you decide that you wanted to study the motor vehicle course at 庥豆app下载, and are you going to pursue it as a career? 

Sophie 

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 enjoy the college I was at before, I felt I鈥檇 be better suited and more comfortable to 庥豆app下载. Yes, I do hope to go on to have a career in motor vehicle.鈥� 

Jade 

鈥淚 spent several years looking for an apprenticeship but was unsuccessful, I then realised I could study a Level 2, so decided that would be the best place to help start my career.鈥� 

Why did you choose 庥豆app下载? 

Sophie 

鈥淚 wanted somewhere to work without distractions of knowing all the students, I wanted a fresh start. It鈥檚 working well here.鈥� 

Jade 

鈥淚 had previously heard great comments about the college and the staff, and when I compared that to other establishments it was a no brainer.鈥� 

How are you getting on at 庥豆app下载, what is the best part about studying here so far? 

Sophie 

鈥淭he best thing is the way you鈥檙e treat as an adult, an equal, they don鈥檛 treat you like school children and it really gives you the chance to grow and gain independence.鈥� 

Jade 

鈥淭he campus at 庥豆app下载 is just beautiful, it鈥檚 a wonderful place to study and the motor mechanic facilities are great. The students are also all really friendly.鈥� 

What would you say to inspire more girls into the industry? 

Sophie 

鈥淛ust because it鈥檚 a male-led industry doesn鈥檛 mean women can鈥檛 do it. Customers actually like to deal with female mechanics because they feel they can trust them not to rip them off, not that all male mechanics do. Gender shouldn鈥檛 define what you do.鈥� 

Jade 

鈥淒on鈥檛 be scared. I was terrified before I started, and the male students could not be friendlier and more supportive. I don鈥檛 get treated any differently.鈥� 

Here at 庥豆app下载 College, we are proud of our near equal split of male and female identifying students. Breaking boundaries is part of what we do, while Jade and Sophie currently make up a small percentage of the student body in the mechanics department, other departments such as our Agriculture Level 3 cohort are now over 40% female. We are also offering a female only Football Academy in conjunction with  鈥� the first football club in the world to campaign for equal pay for both their female and male players. 

Break the stereotype, pave the way for other young women and join us at our next open event.