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Truro & Penwith College

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Valency Building

Cornwall Space and Aerospace Training Courses

CSATT is the first dedicated space and aerospace training centre in the South West, with the aim of creating local training opportunities for people in Cornwall.

*﻿*Currently sold out - please add your name to the waiting list in case more tickets are made available!**Want to find out more about careers in the space sector?Join CSATT, TECgirls, and Cornwall&#x27;s Digital Skills Partnership for a space tech extravaganza afternoon!We&#x27;ll be hosting a free afternoon of space, technology, engineering, and creativity. Launch your own rocket, build your own robot, try out virtual reality, watch space films, and more! We&#x27;ll also have a range of space and tech companies to chat to, and the opportunity to network with experts in the sector.Who is this event for?This event is aimed women, girls, and non-binary people who are interested in finding out more about careers in space and tech. We also welcome siblings. Most of the content will be most suitable for children age 8+ although all are welcome. There is no requirement for any previous experience and there will be helpers and mentors to guide everyone through these activities.All children must be accompanied by an adult. While there will be mentors and helpers at the event, there will not be childcare in place and you will have full responsibility for your children.S﻿peakers and ActivitiesP﻿lease note - there is no set schedule for the evening. There will be a range of activities for everyone to get involved in!S﻿pace and tech activities will include:<ul><li>Make your own solar system</li><li>Paper rocket launching</li><li>Space stop-motion animation</li><li>Space games design</li><li>Robotics</li><li>Build your own electronics</li><li>F﻿ilm room</li></ul>&quot;﻿Make It Real&quot; Zone <ul><li>An informal careers fair for you to meet with local space and tech employers and educators to find out how you can launch your space career</li><li>Exhibitors include: Spaceport Cornwall, Cornwall Space Cluster, Truro and Penwith College, University of Exeter, Next Steps South West, Cornish Lithium, TECgirls, Roseland Observatory, Cornwall Sea To Stars, 4 Earth Intelligence, Immersive Business, Software Cornwall, Foot Anstey, Mayes Creative, Water Rokit, Inspire 360, People Hub, Access to Higher Level Skills, and more.</li></ul>RefreshmentsAll food and drinks will be provided free of charge. We will have pizza, snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks for all throughout the evening.VenueThis event will be held in the Valency building, Truro College, College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX.ParkingParking is available at the venue.

This training is organised by the CSATT project*, which is delivered by Truro and Penwith College and part-funded by the European Social Fund as part of the Meeting Smart Specialisation Business Needs through Higher Level Skills project. CSATT is supported by Aerospace Cornwall, Spaceport Cornwall, and Goonhilly Earth Station. You can find out more about CSATT here: https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/csatt*The project is receiving up to £1.73m of funding from the European Social Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European Social Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regenerations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding PRIVACY NOTICE: The information you provide to Truro and Penwith College will be shared with the Department for Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) and used to evaluate this project and to report to the Truro and Penwith College and European Social Fund for monitoring purposes, in line with European Commission regulatory requirements. Your information will also be shared with research organisations working on behalf of the Department for Work &amp; Pensions who may contact you to discuss your involvement in the project for research purposes. Participation in research is voluntary and you will be asked to consent before taking part in any research activity you may be contacted about. Data will not be used or shared for any commercial or marketing purposes. At all times your information will be kept securely, and nobody will have access to it that shouldn’t. For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the DWP is the data controller in respect to information processed which relates to all participation in the European Social Fund. ESF grant beneficiary organisations are data processors in respect to information processed which relates to participants in the operations and projects funded by the European Social Fund.

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