Viridor has shown dedication to supporting pupils with careers learning. They work with schools in their local community and the wider area.
The company provides recycling, renewable energy and waste management services. They have an energy recovery facility in Cardiff Bay, with locations across Wales.
Working with schools
Viridor has hosted a range of activities in twelve different schools, including:
- A bridge building exercise
- Careers carousels
- STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) assemblies
- Options sessions
They’ve also worked in close partnership with Cowbridge Comprehensive School. Here they have delivered a range of careers engagement events.
Raising awareness
Viridor also helps raise awareness of environmental issues. They teach students about the process of converting waste into energy.
They also developed a session for primary schools for the Careers Wales Careers Discovery Event.
Careers Wales business engagement adviser, Geraldine Doyle, works closely with Viridor.
Geraldine said: “The team at Viridor are very passionate about raising awareness. They show young people how they can get involved in the work that they do in Wales.
They provide engaging sessions and site visits to explain the processes they use. They also make sure pupils are aware of the opportunities open to them in the industry.”
Award winners
Viridor was presented with a Valued Partner Award by Careers Wales in November 2022.
Eamonn Scullion from Viridor received the award for the Most Innovative Support.
Eamonn is the visitor centre and community benefits officer at the company. He said: “It’s a really great honour to have received an award like this. The work that Viridor does with schools is really rewarding for us. We get to work with schools local to our facility and also across south Wales.
“Part of that work is around raising pupils’ awareness of high-tech scientific processes that transform their waste into electricity. We provide pupils with a clear roadmap for working in high-tech industries which are quite local to them.”