If you want to work in the engineering industry, doing an apprenticeship is a great foundation on which to build your career.
Depending on your interest, you can train as an engineering fitter, engineering manufacturing technician, engineering operative, engineering technician or metal fabricator, and specialise in electrical and electronics, fabrication and welding, maintenance, machining, mechanical manufacturing, mechatronics, and technical support, developing skills and knowledge to enable you to work in a range of organisations in the future.
During your apprenticeship you’ll combine working for an employer with studying towards a set of occupational standards set by employers – usually attending college one day a week – learning-on-the-job alongside experienced colleagues in the workplace rather than sitting in a classroom all day – and because you’ll be doing a real job you’ll get paid too!
You will train in our brand new £8.1million Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre at the Wellington Road campus in Bilston which has been purpose-built for automotive and engineering studies and boasts modern training workshops and a range of industry-standard equipment including robots, 3D printers, laser cutters, lathes and millers and a specialist CAD room featuring AutoCAD and SolidWorks software.
The engineering workshops operate as a modern manufacturing plant and incorporate Lean Systems – including improvement processes, elimination of waste and developing smarter working practices – into all its processes, which will look great on your CV and impress employers when you are applying for jobs in the future.
What’s more, throughout your training you will be supported by college staff who will work closely with your employer to ensure that the skills you are learning are what is required by their business and that you will achieve your full potential and career aspirations.
We have excellent relationships with local employers and develop training to meet the needs of their businesses, so you can be assured you’ll gain the skills that they are looking for in their employees – and, if you impress them during your training, you may even be offered a job when you’ve completed apprenticeship.
And, did you know that apprenticeships aren’t just for new staff? if you’re already employed in the industry and want to improve your skills and boost your promotion prospects you can benefit from apprenticeship training too – just ask your employer to email employerenquiries@wolvcoll.ac.uk and a member of the team will contact them to discuss your training further.
Apprenticeship vacancies are being added to our website all the time – take a look at the latest opportunities here
