Our state-of-the-art welding and fabrication workshop is run to industry standards and includes specialist facilities for MIG, TIG and MMA, Oxyacetylene, gas and plasma cutting.
Engineering needs creative people who can solve problems and use specialist skills to find solutions. You could work in lots of different areas of engineering including mechanical, electrical and civil. A career in engineering will give you a real opportunity to change the world and shape the future!
The workshop provides outstanding facilities for our students, including industry standard and specific equipment to help them develop hand fitting skills including measurements, marking out, cutting and forming of metals.
The hub provides industry standard training to apprentices, school leavers and adult learners, enabling them to learn skills and techniques that are widely used in the industry, how to use the equipment correctly and safely within a safe and secure environment.
Sunderland College also provides training and development for employers and their employees.
Our students learn practical skills through their academic learning, then putting this knowledge into practical activities in a safe place without the pressures put on them in a real-work environment.
The workshop also helps them develop employability skills to succeed their chosen industry.
Our students develop skills in communication, team building and practical hand skills required for the welding and fabrication industry, including:
Sunderland College, as part of college group EPNE, receives an Outstanding rating across the board in its latest Ofsted inspection.
November 26, 2024
Industry experts inspired the next generation of architects and designers at the launch of the Academy for Regional Design and Architecture (ARDA).
June 1, 2026
Two changemaking Sunderland College projects that support young people across the City have been recognised in a major national report.
May 26, 2026
