Calling all aspiring engineers

By The Manufacturing Technology Centre
schedule15th Apr 16
Explore opportunities in engineering at AMTC open evenings. Young people and their families from across the West Midlands are invited to come along to an open evening at the MTC’s recently opened Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) to discover the wide range of opportunities an apprenticeship in engineering can offer. The evenings of information and fact-finding will give visitors a chance to meet current apprentices and hear their experiences of training at the centre, as well as see demonstrations of some of the skills they’re learning using the latest technology and equipment invested in the workshops. The purpose-built facility - based on the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) campus at Ansty Park near Coventry – has been specially built to provide premium training for the next generation of engineers and technicians. With opportunities to learn with leading experts and prominent academic partners in manufacturing and engineering, AMTC apprentices will become equipped with the skills needed to help British manufacturing stay globally competitive into the future. With a financial commitment of £5m from Lloyds Bank, the training centre evidences the Bank’s commitment to help Britain prosper. Ensuring that apprentices are fully equipped to enter the workforce as the next generation of world-leading engineers, not only helps tackle the manufacturing sector’s skills shortfall, it also reasserts the UK’s competitive engineering prowess. There are currently places for 40 new recruits who will follow the 99 apprentices already taking part in the centre’s advanced engineering training programme. Lloyds Bank’s contribution will support over 1,000 trainees over time. Apprentices at the AMTC are already winning awards and competitions with their work. From revamping Mini cars for an ‘Italian Job’ race through Europe, to a project to design a habitation module for manufacturing on the moon; AMTC’s apprentice engineers are showcasing their skills in tasks that demonstrate just how diverse, creative and rewarding engineering can be. At the official opening by Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, the AMTC and its apprenticeships were praised for playing “… a key role in turning young people from across the Midlands into the engineering leaders of the future.” Kerry Smith is in her second year of the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering. Having moved from retail and deciding university wasn’t for her, she’s had plenty of insight into the diversity of engineering. She is currently working on the ‘Manufacturing on the Moon’ competition. AMTC apprenticeships enable recruits to gain a solid foundation in engineering skills and confidence in areas that underpin high value manufacturing, focusing on three core disciplines: Intelligent automation technology; including robots, drives and sensor technology Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) including computer aided design (CAD) and advanced 3D printing Metrology – measurement and inspection of materials, products, coordinate measurement machines (CMM) including 3D scanning This is backed up by training in project management, team working, and health and safety, which culminates in professional registration with the IMechE as EngTech. On completion of the programme, AMTC apprentices will gain the following formal qualifications: Level 3 Technical Qualification in Engineering Level 2 PEO Units minimum of 3 (Practical Units) Level 3 NVQ in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering Functional Skills in Numeracy / Literacy / ICT Personnel Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Apprentices are employed throughout the programme, which also includes work-related project training and the opportunity to test and develop their skills in placements with MTC member companies, including some of the UK’s major global manufacturers. After completing the programme and subject to academic achievement, apprentices have the option to progress to degree level education, providing a springboard to an exciting career in a thriving sector. The MTC has already won national recognition for its success in developing the engineers of the future and for displaying the highest standards of excellence in employing apprentices. Last year it was named as one of the top 100 apprenticeship employers in the country by leading UK skills development body, City & Guilds, winning praise for its success in tackling the current skills shortage and developing a new generation of engineers with its flagship apprentice programme. To find out more, please come along to an open evening. These will be held on: Thursday 28th April (5.30pm – 7.30pm) Thursday 26th May (5.30pm – 7.30pm) If you are attending please book in advance via email to [email protected] with names of attendees. Any manufacturing organisation that would benefit from having a highly trained AMTC apprentice within their business should contact Dan Pearson [email protected] to find out how they can access the MTC’s apprenticeship service.

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