Aycliffe Today Business Aycliffe Today Business Issue 38 | Page 13
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New electrical
engineering
training course
launched at
SWDT
A new training course is being
launched at South West Durham
Training (SWDT) designed for
people looking for a career
in engineering and advanced
manufacturing.
T
he full-time Level 2 Performing
Engineering Operations (Electrical
and Mechanical) will provide
students with practical skills and
knowledge of electrical wiring
and testing, and mechanical maintenance
techniques including fault finding and
diagnosis.
Students work on electrical panels and
mechanical equipment, developing the
skills needed to complete the wiring,
overhauling and testing activities to the
required standards, and acquiring electrical-
mechanical maintenance and hand skills.
They attend SWDT’s Aycliffe Business Park
training centre three days per week, carrying
out practical work in its fully equipped
workshops. Assessment is through written
portfolios and online and practical tests.
The Level 2 PEO courses provide
opportunities for employment in engineering
industries including positions like engineering
technician and semi-skilled operator, which
can be combined with a Level 3 Advanced
Apprenticeship.
This is exactly what has happened to
Charlie Bellamy, 17, who has just secured an
apprenticeship with Newton Aycliffe security
systems supplier Cam-Tec Systems Ltd
after completing his Level 2 PEO (Electrical/
Mechanical Maintenance) course at SWDT.
Charlie Bellamy, apprentice electrical security
engineer at Cam-Tec Systems Ltd.
The former Hurworth School student
is now taking his Level 3 Advanced
Apprenticeship (maintenance operations
engineering technician) at SWDT alongside
his new role as an Apprentice Electrical and
Security Engineer at Cam-Tec.
Charlie, from Darlington, said: “I am
interested in the electrical maintenance side
of engineering and this apprenticeship will
give me the opportunity to develop skills in
a real world environment. I am enjoying my
course as it is a hands-on apprenticeship
programme which will give me a great insight
into the electrical maintenance industry.”
Andy Johnson, operations director at Cam-
Tec Systems Ltd, added: “In recruiting a new
electrical engineering apprentice, we were
ideally looking for someone who already had
some relevant training and skills.
“So we were delighted when Charlie,
who had already completed his Level 2
PEO qualification and had started his Level
3 BTEC Engineering Diploma, applied. We
look forward to working with SWDT as his
apprenticeship progresses.”
There are a variety of progression
opportunities for students completing the
PEO L2 course, including L3 Diplomas, L3
Advanced Apprenticeships and L4 and L5
HNCs and HNDs, which can lead to full
honours degrees.
For more information about the new PEO Electrical and Mechanical L2
course or other training opportunities at SWDT email [email protected]
or call (01325) 313194.
Open evening
28.02.19
SWDT’s next open evening event is being held from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday
February 28 at South West Durham Training, Durham Way South, Aycliffe Business
Park, DL5 6AT.
You will have the opportunity to tour the centre’s facilities and speak to specialist
tutors and careers staff to find out more about the courses and apprenticeships they
offer. The event is open to parents/carers and all family members.
South West Durham Training is part of the Bishop Auckland College Group.
Kerrie Brown, from Darlington, an advanced
technical engineering apprentice with
Cummins, completed her HNC in Mechanical
Engineering at SWDT last year.
Recruiting
now for HNCs
and HNDs in
Engineering
South West Durham Training is
recruiting now for a range of part-
time higher education courses which
can lead to full engineering degrees.
The Higher National Diplomas (HNDs)
and Higher National Certificates (HNCs)
are delivered over two years at its
Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated training
centre here on Aycliffe Business Park.
They are enrolling now for the following:
> HNC/D Diploma in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering Level 4/5
> HNC/D Diploma in General
Engineering Level 4/5
> HNC/D Diploma in Manufacturing
Engineering Level 4/5
> HNC/D Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering Level 4/5.
For more information visit swdt.
co.uk or email [email protected]
or call (01325) 313194.