UTC Swindon to host a series of Regional Open Evenings
Team members from UTC Swindon will be travelling to various towns around Wiltshire, within an 18 mile radius of the proposed Bristol Street site. The tour will be starting on Thursday 12 September, visiting their supporting business partners and raising awareness of the new University Technical College to potential students and their families.
Meeting the UTC Swindon team could not be easier as all events are free to attend. The team will be hosting events at:
Thursday 12 September 2013
Zycko Ltd. Inda House, the Mallards, Broadway Lane, South Cerney, GL7 5TQ
Monday 23 September 2013
St Andrew's Methodist Church Hall, Lyneham
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Corn Exchange, Faringdon, SN7 7JA
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Wiltshire Heritage Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes, SN10 1NS
Thursday 26 September 2013
Arval, Windmill Hill, Swindon, SN5 6PE
The public events will run from 6.15 pm until 7.45 pm. There will be presentations from the directors and new principal Angela Barker-Dench will be making her first public appearance as part of UTC Swindon on Monday 23 September 2013. She will be giving an overview of UTC Swindon and the College's setup. All members will be on hand to answer any questions about the new University Technical College.
Staff and directors from the University Technology College will describe this new offer in technical education and how to apply for places. Designs of the £10m state-of-the art buildings will be displayed for attendees' perusal along with the scale model building.
Neil Edwards, Supply Chain Manager at Zycko Ltd, said: "We are very excited to be hosting a regional open evening for UTC Swindon. It is a great opportunity for people to come down and not only find out about the University Technical College but what the industry partners have to offer the potential students."
Dr Gareth Neighbour, who heads up Engineering at Oxford Brookes University, will be sharing details of the curriculum at UTC Swindon and talking about how the courses are linked to the work of local and national engineering employers.
Gareth Neighbour said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to find out about this exciting new college for 14 - 19 year olds, which will provide young people with an engineering-focused education and prepare them for careers in a diverse and innovative industry."
Several industry partners such as Network Rail, Arval, Zycko Ltd, Plantronics and BAM Construction, will be on display. They will provide insight, to potential students, into what input the partners have regarding UTC Swindon. Attendees will be able to see the types of engineering careers available once they have finished with their education.
UTC Swindon will be run by a Trust owned by Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and Oxford Brookes University. There are over 30 different industry partners involved including: BMW UK Manufacturing Ltd, Alcatel-Lucent, Halcrow Group Ltd, Honda of the UK Manufacturing, Intel Corp UK Ltd, Network Rail, Nationwide Building Society and Thames Water.
UTC Swindon will be opening its doors in September 2014 and its vision is to be a college where engineering and innovation can flourish. It will cater for 600 14 to 19 year olds interested in pursuing a career in engineering. For these young people, it will provide a fantastic opportunity to gain highly desirable skills and raise their aspirations in progressing to careers in the engineering industry in all its diverse forms.
As part of the original Great Western Rail works, UTC Swindon creates a link between the ‘historic engineering' and the ‘engineering future' of the local area.
If you are interested in applying for a place at UTC Swindon you can do so by emailing info@utcswindon.co.uk or by downloading an application form from our website www.utcswindon.co.uk
For more information you can call UTC Swindon on: 07990 601 516
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Emma De Maio
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