Engineering
courses
Why choose engineering at West Notts?
State-of-the-art facilities
Our Engineering Innovation Centre includes innovative technologies and state-of-the-art equipment to ensure you have the most up-to-date knowledge and skills for your chosen industry.
Take a tour of the Engineering Innovation Centre
Teachers with industry know-how
You'll be taught by professional teachers with industry experience to ensure you receive the right training to be ready to work in this demanding sector.
Great opportunities
Our partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest firms, also provide wide unique opportunities to secure exciting work placements and apprenticeships.
Showcase your talents
Engineering students have previously held showcases to impress local employers with innovative practice, ideas and design.
Be part of the 'Learning Company'
Learning companies offer exciting opportunities to gain additional skills and experience through real-life projects to enhance your CV and build your confidence and connections.
As an engineering student, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art 3D printers and collaborate with a team of like-minded individuals. Together, you’ll tackle challenging tasks, such as designing, prototyping, and machine-building tool parts that will be utilised by various departments across the college. As a testament to the impact of our students’ work, students recently created prototype £2 reward tokens, redeemable in the college canteen. Their innovative ideas were even presented to our executive team, who selected a winning design. So by joining an engineering course, you’ll not only develop technical expertise but also cultivate your problem-solving and teamwork skills.
A case study: Masonite
Discover more about our project with Masonite who are working with our students on a range of skills, projects and knowledge needed in the engineering sector.
Our facilities
Our new robotics and automation suite is second-to-none and is home to a range of robots from the UK’s number one robotics company: ABB. We’re the only college in the country with Emau robots. We are working in partnership with Italy-based robotics specialist, Comau. This equipment will be pre-loaded with learning lessons and outcomes to teach automation and robotics at various levels. We also work with the electrical controls specialist, PNE Controls, who are upgrading our HAS Automation assembly line, currently in OL114.
The centre also boasts a dedicated LRC and computer suites, hybrid workstations, 3D printers, and more.
Take a tour of the Engineering Innovation Centre
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