{"id":17559,"date":"2019-03-08T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=17559"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:57:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:57:10","slug":"iwd-live-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=17559","title":{"rendered":"#IWD live from Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Unite Scotland today held an event on\u00c2\u00a0International Women&#8217;s Day (March 8) to encourage women to try welding as a vocation at the West College Scotland. The event was held in Clydebank, which was the heart of Scotland&#8217;s shipbuilding heritage but with the twist of taking a traditionally male dominated industry and turning it on its head.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event\u00c2\u00a0was a one day taster session to let women try metal inert gas (MIG) welding in a safe environment. Unite will be offering potential vocational qualifications to those who are interested in furthering the course into a potential career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bFeedback from the participants will give us an idea of how we can encourage more women to take up predominantly male-dominated roles,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 explained Unite learning organiser Janet Dunbar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out a video and photos from the event below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3TqgiDf0mPc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17563\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00011-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"image00011\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00011-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00011-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00011-768x575.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17562\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"image00009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00009-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00009-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17561\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00008-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"image00008\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00008-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00008-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/image00008-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unite Scotland today held an event on\u00c2\u00a0International Women&#8217;s Day (March 8) to encourage women to try welding as a vocation at the West College Scotland. 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