Engineering

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Introduction

Engineering is all about making things work. You could be demolishing buildings, servicing DVD players, checking aircraft, activating phonelines – and that’s just the start of a long list. Around 1.5 million people work in engineering-related jobs in the UK and opportunities, especially for those with a strong grasp of new technology, are growing – and whether your specialism is creating testers to identify faults or maintaining the generators in a power station, you’ll need to be good with machines.

If you want to develop the skills you will need for the engineering trade by working on a jet aeroplane engine and fuselage or a helicopter engine, you will enjoy the hands-on practical learning experience provided at College. We have a wide range of engineering courses designed to equip you with a broad base of engineering skills, as well as knowledge and experience of the sector. You can specialise in aerospace, electrical and electronic or mechanical engineering and there are apprenticeships available in electrotechnical installation and engineering.

Depending on your specialist area, topics you will cover could include radio communications, microcontrollers, analogue and digital electronics, CAD, electronic circuits and wiring and gas turbine engines and aircraft maintenance.