10 July 2025
by Alex Brinded

Careers education in mineral-related industries

Minerals Matter is holding a webinar on the value of careers education on Friday 25 July.

A man and a women on a construction site in the evening sunshine, in hi-vis jackets and helmets, with a truck to one side and a digger the other and stones on the ground
© Gorodenkoff / shutterstock

The webinar, which will specifically focus on particular work experience for secondary and further education students, is from 10:30-11:30am.

It is being held alongside the Careers & Enterprise Company.

It will focus on:

  • The Governments ambition for modern work experience
  • The importance of careers education and the Gatsby Benchmarks
  • How to make it meaningful
  • How our Minerals Matter STEM Ambassadors and partners can support
  • Benefits to businesses to engage in careers education.

If you would like to book a place please email [email protected].

Minerals Matter is a resource for young people and adults to discover what it's like to work in quarrying, mining, mineral products and mineral processing.

The Careers & Enterprise Company is the national body for careers education in England.

Authors

Alex Brinded

Staff Writer