Advanced Manufacturing Engineering apprentices visited a local aerospace engineering company to develop their knowledge and understanding of engineering processes. The apprentices were given the opportunity to visit Express Engineering, which is based in Gateshead and is one of the UK’s largest and most experienced aerospace engineering company. They manufacture components and assemblies, from difficult-to-machine hard … Continued
Students from the Engineering, Construction and Commercial and Digital faculties at Sunderland College recently took part in a week long project, visiting Bucharest in Romania to engage in a range of STEM and maths activities. This event was a key component in the college’s two-year Erasmus+ maths project, in which the open-source maths videos and … Continued
Wellstream visited the college to speak with current Level 3 Engineering students about the different pathways into engineering and how they can get there. The event was organised for students who may wish to progress onto Higher Education in Engineering within the college. Students were given the opportunity to view the HE options that they … Continued
Students at Sunderland College’s City Campus show great Christmas spirit in their fundraising efforts. A project led by Travel and Tourism students at Sunderland College’s City Campus has exceeded all expectations in raising vital donations for local charity North East Homeless (NEH.) The students chose the charity as they wanted to make a difference to … Continued
Students who attend Sunderland College City Campus have been involved in renovating a Christmas Sleigh and Reindeer to display on campus. The revamped sleigh and reindeer is part of the colleges Christmas theme to support the homeless by including a reverse advent aspect, which involves collecting items of food or clothing that can used to … Continued
Engineering students had the opportunity to complete a work placement with Unipres to help them prepare for their future careers and to boost their CV. The Unipres Industrial Cadets programme, which is accredited with an Industrial Cadets Silver Award, encourages students to acquire and develop a range of skills and competencies including creativity, innovation, problem … Continued
Sunderland College Welding students recently had the opportunity to assist the college theatre technician in repairing support brackets for theatre seating. The students were tasked with working out the most suitable manner in which to repair the brackets. This gave the students in question an opportunity to work with a live design brief with a … Continued
