Engineering

National Apprenticeship Week is an exciting opportunity to celebrate our Apprenticeships, engage with a range of local and national employers, and learn a little more about the Apprenticeship offer at Orbital South Colleges.

See what our students got up to for NAW 2022...

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National Highways & Balfour Beatty Careers Event
We had the pleasure of having National Highways and Balfour Beatty talk to our Construction, Engineering and Business students! It was a great insight into what it is like to work in the different industries. Our first speaker Jonathan Wade, Project Manager at National...

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Introducing our new Gatwick Airport Apprentices
Each year a new cohort of budding Engineers join Gatwick Airport’s Apprenticeship scheme. For the first time, this group of Apprentices features an equal split between males and females, highlighting the industry’s commitment to promoting equality. The Apprentices will begin...

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Motor Vehicle Benefit From Apprentices' skills!
Engineering Apprentices have been working hard for the Motor vehicle department, putting their welding skills into practice. The Apprentices have fabricated racking for tool storage, benefitting both students and staff. They have also welded a roll cage for the motorsport car, which...

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Meet Alice - Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
Alice followed in her brother’s footsteps, after hearing good things about the College, and enrolled on the Mechanical Engineering course. She enjoys having a flexible timetable so that she can balance her time at College with independent study and part-time work....

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Meet Charlie - HNC Level 4 Engineering Apprenticeship
After completing his A Levels, Charlie joined us at ESC, where he completed Engineering Levels 1 & 2, followed by an Engineering Level 3 Apprenticeship and his current course, the Engineering Level 4 Apprenticeship. ESC was Charlie's local College, but he also chose this route...

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