Events

Grab your child’s tickets here!

Calling all budding Meteorologists! Are you interested in the weather? Would you like to see where all the weather forecasts for the Isle of Man are issued from? Then come join Love Tech at the Ronaldsway Meteorological Office on Thursday 13th April.

The event kicks off at 11.00am with a session for Year Groups 7, 8, & 9 followed by a 12.30pm session for Year Groups 5 & 6.

☁️Find out more about the various types of weather that we get on the Isle of Man, along with the instruments and equipment used to measure it 

🛰️ Learn how the team at the Met Office go about writing weather forecasts 

🌬️Chat to meteorologists about weather or climate related careers 

Tickets are free but limited to 15 per session so make sure you secure yours by booking online. Parents please note – due to limited space parents are unable to join us during these sessions. 

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Love Tech at the Graduate Fair – Meet the Mentors!

The Graduate Fair is coming up during the Easter holidays on Wednesday 12th April, 1-5pm at the Comis Golf Club, and we’re excited to say WE’LL BE THERE!

If you’re an undergraduate, graduate or young professional looking for a career on the Island, this event, organised by Locate Isle of Man, is an absolute must.

Free to attend, it’ll feature plenty of stands and information from the Department for Enterprise to help you discover the amazing career opportunities that exist right on your doorstep.

For our part, we’re putting together a rota of fabulous #womeninSTEM mentors and role models – all of whom have managed to carve out inspiring and rewarding careers, here, on the Isle of Man.

This will therefore be the perfect opportunity for you to be empowered and inspired to learn all about the STEM career opportunities our Island has to offer, and the routes our mentors have taken to get there.

More details coming soon, so keep an eye out here and on our social pages @lovetechiom

Who is it for?

This practical and in-depth ‘in person’ & online training club is for Mums in the Isle of Man, which will span a range of useful topics and equip them with the digital skills they need for 2022 and beyond.

#techmums programmes and initiatives are designed to support mothers becoming more familiar, confident, and excited about the use of technology in their personal, professional, and parenting lives. The organisation’s vision is to reach as many mums as possible, to ignite potential in not only mums, but their families, and their communities.

#techmums mandate is to create a safe space for women to learn.

Why is it important?

#techmums research has shown that by equipping mums as the main care giver, this can strongly influence their children.

By being better equipped to understand the emerging world of tech & digital, and how this translates into the jobs of now and the future, we are better able to influence social mobility for our #techmums and their families.

Mums are the force multipliers in society. When you support a mum in becoming more tech-savvy, you are supporting her children, her parents, and her wider community.

#techmums is all about making as big an impact as possible. Our programmes don’t just benefit mums, but the whole family, whilst creating female role models.

What will I learn?

• Setting safe passwords
• What is the Cloud and how to use it
• Staying safe online, including phishing, privacy, parental controls and shopping
• Social media platforms, gaming, and shared online media apps (Netflix / Spotify etc)
• Managing family finances online, getting good deals and budgeting
• Work place skills and how to use the Internet to look for work
• An introduction to App Design, Web Design and Coding

#techmums Background

In the UK, computer scientist and technology evangelist Sue Black has founded #techmums.

Inspired by her own experience, #techmums provides computer training for mothers seeking to learn new skills or simply understand what their children are doing.

It’s a great example of what creative thinking in this area can do.

Its goal is to reach as many mothers as possible, so they can thrive at work, change jobs if they want to and nurture their children’s interest in technology.