West Yorkshire - Lifelong Learning Network

Robert

Robert

Robert has been studying for an engineering degree whilst working full-time on a 12 hour shift pattern in a demanding manufacturing environment. According to his tutor, his performance on the BEng course has been outstanding and Robert has achieved a first class degree with honours, completing the course in the shortest time possible (2 years for part-time)...

Stephen

Stephen

Stephen started employment at Carrington Wire in 1999 and began an ONC in Metallurgy and Materials Science at Bradford College with the aim of achieving a good understanding of the metallurgy involved in the ferrous wire industry. After completing the course he decided to continue his studies and progressed onto the HNC, then HND and onto his current course, the BEng Honours Degree...

Glynn

Glynn

Glynn joined The West Yorkshire Fire Service as a Vehicle Technician in 2002 after a career in the Army and entered higher education to improve his employment prospects in an industry with limited opportunities for advancement...

Ifzal

Ifzal

Ifzal started her career in Engineering as an Advanced Apprentice at Federal Mogul, whilst studying part-time at college. On completion of her training she was offered a job as a process engineer within the company. Unfortunately Ifzal was made redundant as the Federal Mogul plant in Bradford closed down...

Nicola

Nicola

Nicola has had to overcome many challenges during her apprentice training and her higher education courses. She works in a predominantly male environment and has excelled in everything that she has done, gaining the respect of her colleagues...

Paul

Paul

Paul, from Oldham, has been working as a Lead Manufacturing Engineer on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Project for BAE Systems for ten years. BAE are working in partnership with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, developing the F-35 Lightning II – a military strike fighter which is being produced in three variants, including one with short take-off and vertical landing capability...

Rachel

Rachel

Over the last 15 years, Rachel has demonstrated exceptional educational commitment and sustained industrial success. Through this period Rachel has achieved effective work-life balance, managing the renovation of a new house with the part-time achievement, with merits and distinctions, of a YTS in Engineering (KITS 1991), a Foundation Year (Huddersfield Technical College 1992), ONC Mechanical Engineering (Huddersfield Technical College 1993), HNC Mechanical Engineering (Huddersfield
University 1996) and commencement of a flexible BEng Computer Aided Engineering (Huddersfield University 2005-Present)...