BUDDING engineers from a Renfrewshire school put their skills to the test at an event designed to get more youngsters into careers in science, technology, engineering or maths.

Pupils from Park Mains High, in Erskine, paid a visit to the Glasgow Science Centre for the annual Celebration of STEM event, along with hundreds of other students from 50 schools across Scotland.

The children worked as a team to take on a task set by Anglican Water Business which challenged them to set up a water infrastructure network, reaching key locations and keeping within a specific budget, in just three minutes.

Tony March, public sector manager for Anglian Water Business, heaped praise on the Erskine pupils.

He said: “Congratulations go to the pupils from Park Mains High School on working so well together and cracking our water-related STEM challenge.

“This event has been a great opportunity to show these talented young people the wide variety of careers open to those with STEM qualifications and get them excited about their future job prospects.

“Within the water industry, we are continually looking for people with a STEM background as it is these people who are integral in our day-to-day operations.”