FORMER pupils of a Greenock secondary returned to their old stamping ground to provide current students with career inspiration.

Notre Dame High School held a careers fair for students who are starting to think about what they want to do when they leave school and the event was packed with stalls.

Among the huge selection of businesses and organisations there on the day were a group of young people who once attended Notre Dame.

Greenock boxer and personal fitness trainer Rhys McCole, Christopher Kelly and Ryan McCabe from Home Fix Scotland, Dylan McFadyen of Summer Friends Productions and Anna Boyle from engineering firm Atkins revisited their old school to speak to young people about their careers.

They joined a whole range of companies from across Inverclyde and beyond including Diodes, Ferguson Marine, the University of the West of Scotland and the Royal Air Force.

Rhys said: "I really enjoyed being able to provide the young people with some advice and experience on getting into sport.

"It's so important for young people to be able to speak to people who are actually out there working in different sectors.

"So many agencies have made it along and it's been fantastic to see the pupils up talking to all of them."

Dylan, from Summer Friends Productions, added: "I left Notre Dame in 2018 so it's great to be back giving pupils a bit of an insight into getting into the music industry.

"The young people showed a lot of enthusiasm and it was great to chat to them."

S4 pupil Lillie Craig said she found the fair useful.

She added: "I spoke to the architectural firm, as that's something I'm really interested in.

"It's been great to found out more about college and university courses."

Developing the Young Workforce co-ordinator Jamie McGowan said the event was a great success.

He added: "It's been a fantastic event.

"I'd like to say a huge 'thank-you' to all the employers who came along, to senior management for their fantastic support and to Julie Mulholland at Skills Development Scotland.

"The young people are our future workforce and it's vital that they the opportunity to speak to people about potential careers."