Students on Track for Careers in Railway Engineering Thanks to The Smallpeice Trust.
A new short Railway Engineering course takes place in April at the University of Nottingham and is designed for one hundred 13 and 14 year-old students to learn about careers in railway engineering in a series of hands-on workshops.
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, February 13, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Independent educational charity The Smallpeice Trust has now launched its new 2011 course timetable and is seeking hundreds of 13 to 17 year old students to sample their taster engineering courses. Any student can apply to attend a wide range of subsidised residential courses which take place at universities nationwide. Subjects include Civil Engineering, Engineering Materials, Marine Technology, Nanotechnology and Supercomputing. These are designed to attract students that have an interest or natural flair in Science, Maths, Design or Technology to consider a career in engineering.
A new Railway Engineering course takes place at the University of Nottingham and is designed for one hundred students. Sponsored by The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust and the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering (NSARE), this residential course gives 13 and 14 year old students (Year 9) the chance to explore the design, construction and operation of railways and look into their future.
Over the four days, the students will be teamed up with engineers from leading railway companies such as Babcock Rail, FirstGroup Plc and Network Rail to design and build trains, railway systems and components in a series of hands-on workshops. They will tackle real-life scenarios and will need to work within a budget that would make their project commercially viable. Students will also be given a greater understanding of the wide range of career prospects.
The Smallpeice Trust Railway Engineering course is part of an ongoing programme of subsidised residential courses to help young people aged 10 to 18 develop skills in engineering, design, technology and manufacturing. All Smallpeice courses are designed to improve core skills such as team building, communication and problem solving and are also linked to the National Curriculum. By attending a Smallpeice course students will gain experience of university life and industry that will accelerate their personal development and their potential for greater academic achievement.
The course runs from 11th to 14th April 2011. Further information and application forms can be accessed from www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk or by telephoning 01926 333200. Interested students are advised to apply early, as applications will be reviewed and places allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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Notes to editors
Attention Press
Media are invited to come along during the course to view the students in action on 13th April 2011. Contact The Smallpeice Trust if you would like to attend.
About The Smallpeice Trust
The Smallpeice Trust is an independent charitable trust which promotes engineering as a career, primarily through the provision of residential courses for young people aged 13 to 18.
The Smallpeice Trust was founded in 1966 by Dr Cosby Smallpeice, a pioneering engineer and inventor of the Smallpeice Lathe. Following the stock market flotation of his company Martonair, Dr Smallpeice invested his energy and part of his personal fortune to set up the Trust to ensure that British industry could continuously benefit from his proven design and engineering philosophies: “Simplicity in design, economy in production.”
The Trust is now governed by an eminent board of non-executive trustees and members from a diverse range of engineering, industry, educational and professional bodies.
In 2009/10, The Smallpeice Trust ran 30 residential courses for 1,700 school-aged students at universities across the country, with girls accounting for 38%. In addition, 15,977 students attended a Smallpeice in-school STEM masterclass.
A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses
For more information about The Smallpeice Trust, please visit www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
A new Railway Engineering course takes place at the University of Nottingham and is designed for one hundred students. Sponsored by The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust and the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering (NSARE), this residential course gives 13 and 14 year old students (Year 9) the chance to explore the design, construction and operation of railways and look into their future.
Over the four days, the students will be teamed up with engineers from leading railway companies such as Babcock Rail, FirstGroup Plc and Network Rail to design and build trains, railway systems and components in a series of hands-on workshops. They will tackle real-life scenarios and will need to work within a budget that would make their project commercially viable. Students will also be given a greater understanding of the wide range of career prospects.
The Smallpeice Trust Railway Engineering course is part of an ongoing programme of subsidised residential courses to help young people aged 10 to 18 develop skills in engineering, design, technology and manufacturing. All Smallpeice courses are designed to improve core skills such as team building, communication and problem solving and are also linked to the National Curriculum. By attending a Smallpeice course students will gain experience of university life and industry that will accelerate their personal development and their potential for greater academic achievement.
The course runs from 11th to 14th April 2011. Further information and application forms can be accessed from www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk or by telephoning 01926 333200. Interested students are advised to apply early, as applications will be reviewed and places allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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Notes to editors
Attention Press
Media are invited to come along during the course to view the students in action on 13th April 2011. Contact The Smallpeice Trust if you would like to attend.
About The Smallpeice Trust
The Smallpeice Trust is an independent charitable trust which promotes engineering as a career, primarily through the provision of residential courses for young people aged 13 to 18.
The Smallpeice Trust was founded in 1966 by Dr Cosby Smallpeice, a pioneering engineer and inventor of the Smallpeice Lathe. Following the stock market flotation of his company Martonair, Dr Smallpeice invested his energy and part of his personal fortune to set up the Trust to ensure that British industry could continuously benefit from his proven design and engineering philosophies: “Simplicity in design, economy in production.”
The Trust is now governed by an eminent board of non-executive trustees and members from a diverse range of engineering, industry, educational and professional bodies.
In 2009/10, The Smallpeice Trust ran 30 residential courses for 1,700 school-aged students at universities across the country, with girls accounting for 38%. In addition, 15,977 students attended a Smallpeice in-school STEM masterclass.
A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses
For more information about The Smallpeice Trust, please visit www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Contact
The Smallpeice Trust:
Gemma Murphy
01926 333214
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
or contact:
Claire Fisher
01926 333203
clairef@smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Gemma Murphy
01926 333214
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
or contact:
Claire Fisher
01926 333203
clairef@smallpeicetrust.org.uk
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