The Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in Ireland will be hosting a Built Environment Summer Camp for 12-14-year-old girls in June.
The first of its kind in Ireland, the event will assist in raising awareness around careers in the construction and engineering sector, aiming to increase female participation in study and apprenticeships.
Attendees will experience a taste of project management and quantity surveying as well as civil, electrical and mechanical engineering through interactive fun activities.
The four-day camp runs on ATU’s Sligo campus from 16-19 June, from 10am-3pm, and is delivered by female lecturers and role models.
Plans are underway to expand to other ATU campuses next year, including Galway and Donegal, and discussions are in place with TUD in Dublin and DKIT in Dundalk to roll the model out on the east coast.
It is also intended to link in with southern and midland universities next year in a bid to create a national series of camps.
If any firms would like to support the expansion in summer 2026, by offering young successful female role models to visit a camp, or offer financial assistance, please contact Lisa Brennan MCIOB, a lecturer at ATU, at [email protected].
