STUDENTS from Stroud schools have been taking part in a number of exciting projects in a bid to aid the transition from education into work.
Gloucestershire enterprise group GFirst LEP teamed up with a number of employers across the country to help young people increase their confidence and enhance their employability skills by getting to grips with work-related challenges.
Staff from WSP Textiles Ltd, Delphi UK, Renishaw, Alvin Creighton and Ingenuity Testing Systems each worked with Year 10 students to come up with an innovative work related design challenge.
Students from Archway School, Maidenhill School and Thomas Keble created mobile phone apps, designed mobile phone cases and created coasters from waste products.
David Owen, chief executive of GFirst LEP, said: "It's brilliant to see such active participation from employers across the county to get involved in this type of project.
"The project really stretched the imagination of the students and I am sure that each individual has benefited enormously in terms of building confidence and awareness of real business issues."
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