YES WE CAN!
WEST is a small charity with a big aim: to inspire girls and women to study and work in non-traditional trades and careers like engineering.
WEST is a small charity with a big aim: to inspire girls and women to study and work in non-traditional trades and careers like engineering.
WEST gives annual bursaries to women training in non-traditional trades in the Sheffield area!
WEST works with brilliant role models to change perceptions about what girls and women can do.
October 2, 2025
A musical inspired by Gwenda’s Garage, the female-run garage co-founded by WEST trustee Roz Wollen will soon be performed in Sheffield and Southwark through October and November. The play has…
April 15, 2025
Studying or training for a job in a vocational course in engineering, technology, construction or science? Would you like some help along the way? Apply for a WEST Bursary NOW!…
March 27, 2024
Heritage Building Skills has three apprenticeships available in Building Conservation, a Thatching Trainee and a stained glass trainee. You must be fast the closing date is Sunday 14th April!
March 5, 2024
WEST is looking for female role models to inspire and inform young people about the wide range of careers in sound / acoustics. We are working with the UKAN+ Project…
July 12, 2023
Gwenda’s Garage & feminist activism in 80s in Sheffield Come and see the displays and hear from women who have worked in non-traditional trades and careers, including two of Trustees…
June 6, 2022
Girls and women! Studying or training for a job in science, technology, engineering or the built environment? Want up to £500 to help you out? Then apply for a WEST…
March 21, 2022
WEST Free Filmnight and Awards Evening Sheffield Hallam University Cantor Building, Room 9160 Arundel Street Sheffield S1 4RE Wednesday April 27th 2022 Drinks and refreshments &networking from 5pm Awards and…
December 9, 2020
We visited Carterknowle Junior school in November, taking a female STEM volunteer from the Sheffield Hallam University Mechanical Engineering course to work with their Y5’s, informing them what WEST does…
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