…apprenticeship, or any other, I always give the same advice. Research the company that you are applying for and have a vested interest in the company and the work that you will be doing – this will make the apprenticeship more enjoyable. During the application stage, ensure that you put forward your skills, hobbies and any STEM-based activities which can enhance your application. The application window is fur months long, complete the application…
…rom homes with mean annual income of £15k or less and a similar percentage come from homes with above average incomes. We also recruit a larger than sector average proportion of students from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups. The black student intake in particular is well ahead of the percentage in the regional and UK population. Harnessing the power of data analytics has been a game-changer for our staff and students The following year a di…
…three clear strands which combine to develop knowledge, skills and mindset: Individual strand: students use self-managed learning principles to complete their own programme of individual development and learning, completing a personal learning contract they agree with their team companies (rationale: entrepreneurs need to manage their own learning) Team strand: students develop leadership, followership and collaborative skills within team-based p…
…to identify specific materials. The institution has also formed a spin-off company – Halo X-ray Technologies – with Cranfield University to commercialise the technology. The judges were impressed by the way the original research has been successfully commercialised, saying that the ‘pioneering research’ had ‘led to the development of 3D imaging that is now used worldwide in managing security and public safety’. This is not the first time this work…
…improve our understanding of factors affecting the expansion of low carbon communities in the United Kingdom with the objective of improving existing projects by helping communities learn from each other. Professor Genus believes collaboration with key sector bodies such as Community Energy England is a vital element of the research. “Working with these partners will ensure the findings are disseminated widely to hopefully create a nationwide cata…
…esside graduates Bob Makin and Darren Cuthbert left their jobs working for computer games companies in order to fulfil their dream of setting up their own business. With the help of the Fellowship programme, they founded SockMonkey Studios, a mobile apps and game developers. Now employing five people, the company has moved into a business unit in Teesside University’s Phoenix Building. Their first app, Wurdy, a word guessing game, was featured by…
…rease the number of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) learners studying to become a paramedic. The East Midlands has a particularly diverse community, with a varied distribution of its BME population in large urban centres. For example, in 2014, almost half of the working age population in Leicester (46.2%), a quarter of the working population in Nottingham (24.4%) and one fifth of the working population in Derby (19.6%), were from a BME background….
…y are supplying the future pipeline of people with the best talent to help companies, organisations and their communities to thrive. A vital characteristic of Degree Apprenticeships from our universities is the close working relationship built up with employers to develop a course that delivers big on the practical skills industry desperately needs. Sheffield Hallam University’s Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship with Nestlé leads to a degree…
…oftware within the company’s products. This led to increased sales for the company and to becoming one of the leading metrology instrument suppliers to the manufacturing sector in China, with double-digit growth in sales year on year. CPT’s researchers were also drafted onto International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committees to inform international standards. Their expertise led to nine new ISO standards and contributed to 14 others….
…e company’s X-Stream valve trim as the ‘first valve of its kind to provide complete 3D-flow control’. This design approach employed both proven computational fluid dynamics and flow visualisation techniques to solve some of the technical challenges that can affect these components, including localised excessive turbulence and velocity, the main causes of noise and erosion problems. This success has led to other benefits for both the University and…
