Why choose us?
We have a wide range of engineering courses designed to equip you with a broad base of engineering skills, as well as knowledge and experience of the sector.
Depending on your specialist area, topics you will cover could include radio communications, microcontrollers, analogue and digital electronics, CAD, electronic circuits and wiring, gas turbine engines and aircraft maintenance.
Industry opportunities
We have a long standing commitment to meeting the needs of industry. We work closely with many major employers in the region to develop the right course content to ensure employability of our students when they complete their study programmes.
We work with large technology companies and students complete projects by working with companies such as London Electronics, Cranfield Precision and Pressfab Engineering. Apprentices enrolled onto HNC/HND Electrical & Electronic Engineering are employed by local and national engineering firms with whom the Group maintains an excellent training relationship, including Danfoss Randall and Network Rail.
Expert tutors and top-class facilities
Our £4.5 million Advanced Engineering Centre at Bedford College houses newer, lighter, analytical equipment, BIM Software and robotics to enable you to move through to the higher level training essential in today’s manufacturing and civil engineering markets. Across other sites we have fully-equipped engineering workshops for both electronics and mechanical engineering, alongside the latest in computer aided design (CAD) software.
Our courses are delivered by experienced tutors who understand the engineering industry and the skills students need to progress. You will be supported as you build your technical knowledge, practical ability and confidence, while learning about the standards, expectations and developments shaping the engineering sector.
Student success
Our Engineering courses are offered at all levels to enable progression through the different stages of your skills development.
We also offer progression opportunities through to degree-level once you complete your Level 3 qualification. Many of our courses give you the opportunity to become a fully-accredited engineer and are flexible to enable you to gain experience in a working environment while you study.
Careers in engineering
Engineering can lead to a wide range of career opportunities across industries that design, build, maintain and improve the world around us. Depending on your course, level and specialist area, you could progress into areas such as:
- mechanical engineering.
- electrical and electronic engineering.
- civil engineering.
- aerospace or aviation engineering.
- robotics and automation.
- renewable energy and sustainable technologies
any many more.
What our students say
“I have studied HNC and HND in mechanical engineering and it has helped me develop existing skills and learnt new skills. I’ve studied various topics along the higher education programme.”
Lewis Sharp – Mechanical Engineering HND
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