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The Engineering Academy: A Vehicle for Widening Access to University and Driving Employer’s Talent Pipelines Stewart McKinlay – Alan Roseweir

Agenda • Routes to engineering • The Engineering Academy, development and implementation • Guest input • Facts, successes and call to action

Career pathways to Engineering Foundation School Apprenticeship School/College Modern Apprenticeship Career Graduate Apprenticeship College Employment Engineering Academy University

NB Engineering Academy students are University of Strathclyde students from day 1 guaranteed direct entry to Year 2 upon meeting requirements Traditional Route BEng Year 1 4/5 As (Hons) Higher Engineering Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 MEng Academy 4 Bs* Partner 10-12 10-12 Academic Access to College weeks work weeks work project Engineering placement placement with (SWAP) with option with option sponsor Enhanced to sponsor to sponsor HNC + * Students from SIMD 20/40 can access with BBBC (Maths/Physics must be at B and practical Chemistry too if taking Chemical Engineering). Engineering Foundation Level skills units Apprenticeship can be counted as one of other Highers .

Guest Speaker Frances Cunningham

Why STEM?

The Future Lorna Bennet Young Woman Engineer of the Year Finalist "Engineering is the exploration of infinite possibilities"

Talent pipeline critical From 2016-26 the 16 to 24 population drops from 15,008 to 13,529 i.e. -9.9% NRS

Talent pipeline critical From 2016-26 the 16 to 24 population drops from 22,033 to 20,471 i.e. -7.1% NRS

Why paid placements are important • At £30,000 median, starting salaries remain unchanged for 5 th consecutive year • 80% offered paid work experience to undergraduates and recent graduates • Oxford Research said IT and Technology Graduates took ~34 weeks to reach full productivity Research conducted during Dec 18 by High Fliers Research (Top 100 Graduate Employers)

Disciplines and Sectors

Student View “I was looking for options to leave school at the end of my fifth year and progress to university. I came across the Engineering Academy which allowed me to attend college instead of taking a sixth year at school and then to progress straight into the second year of an Electronic & Electrical Engineering degree.” Andrew MacLellan

Student View “Studying with the Engineering Academy has provided me with so many benefits. I have been given exclusive recruitment opportunities and really helpful CV workshops. I now have an amazing placement in Belgium with a great company, an experience I wouldn’t have had without joining this programme.”

DEME

Case Studies

How to Apply • All applications for the Engineering Academy should be made via UCAS. • The UCAS code for the Engineering Academy is 0BRT. • No need to complete a separate application for the HNC programme delivered within the college.

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