Video: Bridge Building Challenge!

Over 30 S2 and S3 pupils visited the college earlier in the year to take part in the bridge building challenge which was organised as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Hosted by the Shetland Construction Training Group (SCTG) and led by the isles apprenticeship officer Carrie Ann MacDonald, the event was organised to promote careers in the building and construction industry.

Split into eight teams, pupils were tasked not just to design and build a bridge during the course of a morning, but also to be conscious of the cost, as they had to purchase the materials needed.

Following the construction, all eight bridges were test loaded to destruction by lecturers.

Well done to the team from Brae High School who constructed the most cost effective bridge, the team from Baltasound J.H. School who received the award for best teamwork, and the team from Sandwick J.H. School who built the "Bonniest Bridge!"

For the full article see the Shetland News website.