Lifelong Learning Initiatives

 

click here to view initiative Technology Tree Scottish Engineering Connections Wise Outlook Engineering Eduction Scheme Years in Industry Craft Competition Scottish Engineering Graduate Award Scottish Engineering Incorporation of Hammermen Award

 

Scottish Engineering Connections | Return to Top

	Note: clicking on the link or image will load Scottish Engineering Connections into your web browser. The time this takes is related to your internet connection, if you wish to download Scottish Engineering Connections instead, right click on the image/link below and select 'Save Target As'. This will save the Review to your PC.
Details of apprenticeship vacancies throughout Scotland are given in an annual newspaper produced by Scottish Engineering called Scottish Engineering Connections.  This year the newspaper contains more than 1000 vacancies. Click here for Scottish Engineering Connections 2003 In order to open this file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader please click here and follow the instructions to install Acrobat Reader (free of charge).   The next issue of Scottish Engineering Connections is due to be published in February 2004. If you wish to advertise any Modern Apprentice vacancies in the newspaper then please download the form below and return via fax or e-mail. Click here to advertise in Scottish Engineering Connections 2003
Peter Hughes and Iain Gray MSP, Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning share their interest in Scottish Engineering Connections 2003 with some Modern Apprentices from Rolls-Royce plc.
The newspaper also includes case studies of apprentices currently employed in the engineering industry in Scotland.  An application form allows the potential apprentices immediate access to the relevant companies and a web site www.apprentices.co.uk gives them further information. -

Wise Outlook | Return to Top

Designed to encourage Women into Science and Engineering, this scheme offers a three-day course in Further Education colleges to 13-14 year old girls.  Within the course they will be actively involved in a practical engineering project and will have the chance to meet and speak to women engineers. 

The students will also have the opportunity to visit manufacturing companies and to prepare and submit presentations on their projects at the end of the course.
 

Engineering Education Scheme Scotland | Return to Top

Encourages the most able young people to consider engineering as their professional career by enabling them to work in teams on significant industrial projects through partnerships between schools and companies. Senior pupils work in teams of four with the companies over a period of 4/5 months on the project, which includes a

4-day residential workshop in a University Engineering Department.

 

Student Team from Douglas Academy  work on their project at Strathclyde University Workshop 2002 assisted by their Mentor Engineer from Coherent Scotland

Residential Project Development Workshops were held during September at Strathclyde, Aberdeen and Heriot-Watt Universities.  For photographs and project information click here.

The project culminates in a written report which is professionally assessed at the Annual Exhibition and Awards
Day was held on 26th February 2003. Click here for details of award winners.

The Engineering Education Scheme is designed to forge links between industry, careers teachers and University departments and to create an on-going alliance.

Year in Industry | Return to Top

The Royal Academy of Engineering administers this scheme, which provides young people with a paid work experience ‘gap year’ between school and university.

A Scottish Director of the Year in Industry, based at the Scottish Engineering Industry Centre, works to match up students with companies to the benefit of both.  The students already have a university place assured. 

During the year the students have off-the-job training and are given responsibility for completing project work within the company.  At the end of the year a selection of the students compete for a cash prize provided by Scottish Engineering. 

For more information see the Year in Industry web site at www.yini.org.uk.

Craft Competition | Return to Top

The Scottish Engineering Craft Competition in conjunction with SEMTA (Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance) is competed for annually by first year engineering modern apprentices. 

The finalists are involved in a 2 day competition, which includes a written test and a specialist skills test.  A team of independent judges selects the winners who share £1000 in prize money. 

2003 Craft Competition Winner Scott Greig with Gordon Milne (left) from Score Europe (winning company) and Andrew Ireland (right) from Peterhead and District Group Training Limited (winning training provider)

For further details of this year's awards event click here.

Scottish Engineering Graduate Awards | Return to Top

Scottish Engineering makes an annual award in each Scottish University with an appropriate Engineering Faculty to an Engineering Graduate who has displayed excellence related to manufacturing.

Scottish Engineering Incorporation of Hammermen Award | Return to Top

The Scottish Engineering/Incorporation of Hammermen Award is an annual competition for young graduate engineers working within the Scottish Manufacturing Industry.  The candidates submit written details of a technological project with which they have been instrumental in formulating and driving.  The judges visit the finalists at their workplace where the competing engineers will make a presentation.  The prize of £1000 is accompanied by a prestigious trophy, which is held for one year.

Peter Stewart - Babcock Engineering Services, Rosyth is presented  with the 2003 trophy by Graeme Davies, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Glasgow