Abby Garner, Sustainability Manager at Aden Contracting Ltd, a Bedford-based construction and engineering firm, says working with Milton Keynes College Group has been seamless and is helping them to drive diversity and bridge a skills gap. Aden Contracting has been working with MK College for just over a year, taking on six groundworker apprentices so…
Engineering
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits MK College
On Monday 23rd January, we were joined at Milton Keynes College by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP. Mr Sunak was accompanied by our local MPs Iain Stewart and Ben Everitt and toured the Innovation and Technology Centre at our Chaffron Way campus. The Prime Minister met students and apprentices in our engineering, aerospace and carpentry…
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Diego Lopez – Mechanical Design
“I prefer to study while working and earning.” After A-levels Diego knew that he didn’t want to go to university. It didn’t feel like the right option for him. He was interested in exploring engineering career opportunities. Read how Diego went on to do an apprenticeship in Mechanical Design and is now a Mechanical Designer…
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Women in Engineering: “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it”
This Women in Engineering Day, we had the pleasure of chatting to two of our very own Women in Engineering! Ayesha and Sam are both studying Level 3 Engineering Technologies – they spoke to us about what they enjoy most about studying Engineering as well as their hopes for the future. What made you choose…
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Develop your workforce with MK College: Engineering
Food manufacturer Santa Maria has been working with MK College for several years to recruit and train apprentice engineers and develop their workforce for the future. MK College helped with recruiting their previous apprentice and after having such a good experience, they have since taken on another apprentice through the College. Why employ an Apprentice?…
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Employing an Engineering apprentice
Engineering touches so many industries and businesses and with the rate of developments in technology, employing an engineering apprentice can be a great way to stay ahead of the game and keep up to date with the latest developments. Employing an Apprentice: The Benefits As well as offering a fresh perspective, engineering apprentices have the…
