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- Routes to engineering
- The Engineering Academy,
development and implementation
- Guest input
- Facts, successes and call to action
A Vehicle for Widening Access to University and Driving Employers - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Vehicle for Widening Access to University and Driving Employers - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Engineering Academy: A Vehicle for Widening Access to University and Driving Employers Talent Pipelines Stewart McKinlay Alan Roseweir Agenda Routes to engineering The Engineering Academy, development and implementation
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Career pathways to Engineering
School
Modern Apprenticeship Graduate Apprenticeship
College University
Foundation Apprenticeship School/College
Employment
Career
Engineering Academy
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Year 1
Partner College
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 MEng
Traditional Route 4/5 As Higher Engineering Academy 4 Bs*
* Students from SIMD 20/40 can access with BBBC (Maths/Physics must be at B and Chemistry too if taking Chemical Engineering). Engineering Foundation Level Apprenticeship can be counted as one of other Highers.
10-12 weeks work placement with option to sponsor 10-12 weeks work placement with option to sponsor Enhanced HNC + practical skills units Academic project with sponsor NB Engineering Academy students are University of Strathclyde students from day 1 guaranteed direct entry to Year 2 upon meeting requirements Access to Engineering (SWAP)
BEng (Hons)
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Frances Cunningham
Guest Speaker
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Why STEM?
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The Future
Lorna Bennet Young Woman Engineer of the Year Finalist "Engineering is the exploration of infinite possibilities"
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Talent pipeline critical
From 2016-26 the 16 to 24 population drops from 15,008 to 13,529 i.e. -9.9% NRS
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Talent pipeline critical
From 2016-26 the 16 to 24 population drops from 22,033 to 20,471 i.e. -7.1% NRS
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- At £30,000 median, starting salaries remain
unchanged for 5th consecutive year
- 80% offered paid work experience to
undergraduates and recent graduates
- Oxford Research said IT and Technology
Graduates took ~34 weeks to reach full productivity
Research conducted during Dec 18 by High Fliers Research (Top 100 Graduate Employers)
Why paid placements are important
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Disciplines and Sectors
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“I was looking for options to leave school at the end of my fifth year and progress to university. I came across the Engineering Academy which allowed me to attend college instead
- f taking a sixth year at school and
then to progress straight into the second year of an Electronic & Electrical Engineering degree.” Andrew MacLellan
Student View
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Student View
“Studying with the Engineering Academy has provided me with so many
- benefits. I have been given
exclusive recruitment
- pportunities and really
helpful CV workshops. I now have an amazing placement in Belgium with a great company, an experience I wouldn’t have had without joining this programme.”
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DEME
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Case Studies
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How to Apply
- All applications for the Engineering Academy should be
made via UCAS.
- The UCAS code for the Engineering Academy is 0BRT.
- No need to complete a separate application for the HNC
programme delivered within the college.
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Take that shot!
Any Questions?
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