Breaking the Mould: Nissan and West Thames College Launch Clay Modelling Apprenticeship
On 1 May the Business Secretary Vince Cable helped Nissan and West Thames College launch an innovative apprenticeship scheme which will recruit and train the people who will literally shape the future of car design.
On a visit to Nissan’s European design centre in Paddington, London, Dr Cable joined Andy Palmer, Nissan Executive Vice President, in launching the company’s Clay Modelling Apprenticeship Programme – an innovative scheme designed to address a national shortage in skilled…
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The National Apprenticeship Service has today launched a new film to encourage more young people to explore the …
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Plans to invest an extra £300 million and triple the size of Britain’s space industry announced by the government mean more good news for a unique programme training its future stars.
Loughborough College has just launched a pioneering post-16 Space Engineering course in association with the National Space Academy and is developing the country’s first ever Higher Apprenticeship course in Space Engineering for a rapidly-expanding sector which already employs around 30,000 and…
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Trafford College celebrates first intake of 'Higher Apprentices' at Siemens
Trafford College is celebrating a new partnership with Siemens Power Transmission in Manchester which will see the College delivering training to its apprentices in electronic and electrical engineering.
Trafford College, a specialist provider of Business Training and Apprenticeships…
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'New model of learning' planned for North Somerset
A specialist College described as 'a new model of learning' is being planned for North Somerset by Weston College.
The college, provisionally called the 'North Somerset Enterprise and Tec…
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Apprenticeship starts rise in engineering and manufacturing
New statistics showing a rise in the number of Apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing are “extremely encouraging”, says EAL, the specialist awarding organisation for industry qualifications.
Provisional data*…
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Local engineers display bright ideas
Employees from nine local organisations were among students displaying their work at the annual HND/C Engineering Project Exhibition held at the Arora…
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Welsh nickel refinery Vale wins Government funding to provide EAL qualifications
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Record Breaking Project at Derby College
Derby College will mark this year's National Apprenticeship Week with a series of activities including showcasing a pioneering project aiming to break the motorcycle land speed record.…
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Industry must do more to boost engineering education
Industry should be taking the initiative to educate pupils, teachers and parents on the benefits and careers available in the engineering and manufacturing sector, EAL has said.
The specialist awarding organisation for industry qualifications was responding to an independent…
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Technology apprentices make it a hat-trick
Central Sussex College is celebrating the success of three engineers who have undertaken their apprenticeships within the College’s Faculty of Technology.
As one of the largest providers of apprenticeship training in the South East, the College is also one of the area’s biggest employers and…
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Leeds College of Building has become the first College in Yorkshire to offer an innovative new Civil Engineering course that spans a variety of engineering disciplines and offers apprentices a wide range of employment options.
The Civil Engineering Advanced Technician Apprenticeship Employers Consortium was launched at a special event held on Friday 9th September where 14 new apprentices signed up to the four year course.
Leeds College of Building’s…
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Southampton City College launches new ‘learning for pleasure’ courses to benefit adults
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