Engineering & Manufacturing

There are lots of exciting possibilities for you in the world of engineering! A career in engineering will give you a real opportunity to change the world and shape the future!

Is it for me?

Engineers are in high demand. If you’re interested in maths, science or technology, engineering can offer you an exciting and varied career. You will need strong numerical skills, an attention to detail, be able to work as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

Our facilities

You will study this subject full time at City Campus or as an apprenticeship. You'll have access to specialist welding and fabrication workshops, industry standard fabrication equipment, Robot Programming Facility and brand new Hurco CNC Vertical Machine Centre to develop programming and operating skills.

Career ready

We work with the following employers to help you get career ready and gain real work skills: Marelli/Calsonic Kansei, ZF Automotive UK, Adient, Gestamp, Liebherr, Connor Solutions, Signal Plastics

97.6%

of our engineering students progressed to employment or further study.*

*Destination data, academic year 2016/17 (FT FE 16-18 students)

Highly trained staff

Several members of engineering staff hold Chartered Engineer status from the Institute of Chartered Engineers (ICE)

Have you seen our excellent facilities?

Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop

Our state-of-the-art machine shop is set up to mimic those used in industry, with everything you need to get started on a journey into mechanical engineering.

Welding & Fabrication Workshop

Our state-of-the-art welding and fabrication workshop is run to industry standards and includes specialist facilities for MIG, TIG and MMA, Oxyacetylene, gas and plasma cutting.

Electrical Engineering Workshop

Our electrical engineering workshop provide learners with access to industry level facilities including motor control rigs, PLC Training Systems and realistic work areas for practical activities.