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Matthew MartletonFORmER SChOOl: Hindley High SchoolCOURSE: Level 3 Extended Diploma inCivil EngineeringJOURNEY:Matthew completed theCollege’s Foundation Degree inConstruction Management and is now an estate Surveyor with Four Season’sHealth Care

colin BryantCOURSE: Level 2 Light VehicleMaintenance & Repair Principles GRadE:DistinctionJOURNEY: After spending four years inthe Army, serving in the HouseholdCavalry, Colin opted for a change incareer and has progressed on to theLevel 3 course

JaDe aspinallFORmER SChOOl: Deanery High SchoolCOURSE: HND Electrical & Electronic Engineering GRadE:DistinctionJOURNEY: MBDA UK Apprentice, Jade, won the 2014 Semta Apprentice of the Year and Best of BritishEngineering award

ciVil engineering

Daniel craggFORmER SChOOl:

Standish High SchoolCOURSE: Level 3 Diploma inElectrical & Electronic Engineering GRadE:Distinction*, Distinction*JOURNEY: Daniel, who won the 2013MBDA Prize for Innovation, is anapprentice with Bilfinger IndustrialAutomation Services Ltd

electrical &

electronic

engineering

Mechanical

engineering

Daniel MiccoliFORmER SChOOl:

Rivington & Blackrod High SchoolCOURSE: Level 3 Extended Diploma inCivil Engineering GRadE:Distinction*, Distinction*,DistinctionJOURNEY: Daniel has progressed ontothe Russell Group’s prestigious LeedsUniversity to study Engineering

ciVil engineering

Motor Vehicle

anton MillsCOURSE: Level 3 Extended Diplomain Mechanical Engineering GRadE:Distinction, Merit, MeritJOURNEY: Anton is now a qualifiedMechanical Service Engineer withKrones UK Ltd, travelling the UK &Ireland conducting services andrepairs to specialist equipment

Mechanical

engineering

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centre of excellence

in engineering

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• Multi-million pound Engineering

centre

• Specialist labs featuring industry

standard equipment

• £2,000 Scholarship available to

talented students

• Industry experienced teaching

team

• College students represent Team

UK in World Skills

• Courses from Level 1 to HND

• Sustainable Technology &

Renewable Energies Centre

• Purpose built Motor Vehicle

workshop

• Work experience opportunities &

excellent links with employers

• 100% progression rates for

Electrical & Electronic and

Mechanical Engineering

lEVEl CiVil ENGiNEERiNG

3 (BTEC) Civil Engineering

2 / 3 Technical ApprenticeshipHNC / HND Construction & the Built Environment

pagefielD centre

The College's Pagefield Centre is a purpose built facility to educate students, apprentices

and tradespeople of the future. The multi-million pound Centre offers state-of-the-art

training environments, together with the latest machinery, software and equipment to

help gain the skills and knowledge that employers are looking for.

our coursesWigan & Leigh College offers you a wide range of full-time vocational courses

that will progress you onto an Apprenticeship, Employment or Universityclaire BlunDell

autoMotiVe engineering lecturerClaire achieved her Level 1 and 2 in Motor Vehicle before entering the British Army forfour years. During this period Claire enjoyed Automotive Engineering work on HeavyGoods Vehicles before leaving the Army to complete her Level 3 Apprenticeship withAspull Motors. Claire has lectured at Wigan & Leigh College for the last three years,where she has also achieved her Certificate in Education.

Jason hargreaVes Mechanical engineering lecturerAfter leaving school, Jason joined the Royal Air Force as a Personal TrainingInstructor but soon realised that there would be more career prospects inEngineering. Jason soon secured an apprenticeship with Network Rail, where hespent six years before moving into a maintenance engineering role for a furtherthree years. Jason joined Wigan & Leigh College in 2012 to complete his HNC inMechanical Engineering before securing a lecturing position.

Martin gilMore ciVil engineering lecturerMartin has over 14 years’ experience working for Balfour Beatty as a Senior SiteEngineer and Site Manager. During this time, Martin worked on a variety ofconstructions including hospitals, substations and Universities. Having worked atWigan & Leigh College since 1999, Martin has enjoyed three visits to China where hehas delivered vocational training as well as working on projects for Wigan Leisure &Culture Trust and Leigh Harriers.

Dr DereK green electrical & electronic engineering lecturerDerek, who is a fellow member of the Institute of Engineering Technology, hasover 25 years’ experience working in the industry. He has a first class honoursdegree in Electronic Engineering and he also conducted a Masters in Control &Instrumentation and a PhD in Robotics & Micro Electronics at Liverpool JohnMoores University. Dr Green, who has enjoyed consultancy work for BritishGas and Atomic Energy, has also worked in America, Bahrain, China, India andMalaysia.

Students represent SquadUK at World Skills

Civil Engineering studentswork with AspectConstruction on the College’snew build

MBDA Apprentice BekkiDavies speaks at the College’sannual Awards Evening

Engineers of the futureexperience reality in world ofconstruction with ISG

Adam Walker winsMechanical EngineeringStudent of the Year

get inVolVeD

all our courses WILL GIVE yOU THE opportunity

to gain worK experience WITH LEADING EMPLOyERS

IN THE INDUSTRy.

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Meet the teaM

Wigan & Leigh College has a highly qualified and professional teaching team

with a wealth of industry experience behind them. Here are four great examples…

Our Vocational courses allow you to focus solely on Engineering, while providing you with the same amount of UCAS points to A Levels

scholarship prograMMe

Our Centre of Excellence offers exceptionally talented students a

scholarship worth up to £2,000.

The scholarship is designed to help students reach their full potential.

Students can use the fund towards the cost of materials/equipment,

uniform, travel and attending competitions.

Details on how to apply for the Scholarship will be available at your College interview.

lEVEl ElECtRiCal ENGiNEERiNG

3 (BTEC) Electrical & Electronic Engineering

2 (BTEC) Electrical & Electronic Engineering & Sustainable Technology

2 / 3 Apprenticeship

HNC / HND Electrical & Electronic Engineering

lEVEl mEChaNiCal ENGiNEERiNG

3 (BTEC) Mechanical Engineering

2 (EMTA) Performing Engineering Operations

2 / 3 Apprenticeship

HNC / HND Mechanical Engineering

lEVEl aUtOmOtiVE ENGiNEERiNG

3 (City & Guilds) Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Principles

2 (City & Guilds) Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Principles

2 / 3 Apprenticeship

1 (ABC) Motor Vehicle Engineering

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