Thousands of potential engineers were inspired this week thanks to a unique national campaign.
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2022 (7- 11 November), led by EngineeringUK, takes place annually and shines a spotlight on engineering careers. It aims to change perceptions among young people, their parents, carers, and teachers, and inspire future engineers.
Now in its tenth year, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (#TEWeek22) highlights to young people that engineering is a creative, problem solving, exciting career that can help improve the world. Since it began in 2012, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week has attracted hundreds of thousands of young people to get involved.
This week’s celebration featured the incredible things engineers work on and the range of jobs available in the industry. One example of the type of engineer highlighted is Alisa Ahmad, who became a Civil Engineering Site Management Apprentice at BAM Nuttall Ltd in 2019. Studying a degree apprenticeship at Leeds College of Building while working on construction sites, Alisa has demonstrated her dedication to the industry.
Alisa is among the 16.5 per cent of women working in the UK’s engineering industry today. She is proud of the diversity she brings to the sector and, as a result of her hard work, was shortlisted for Asian Achievers Award and CIHT Apprentice of the Year Award 2022.
Leeds College of Building offers a host of Engineering qualifications and training across Civil, Digital, Building Services, and Service & Maintenance Engineering. Programmes cover all levels from Technician Apprenticeship to HND, HTQ, BTEC, Higher Apprenticeship, and BSc (Hons) degree.
Earlier this year, the College launched an innovative new apprenticeship for Commercial Gas Engineering Operatives. The apprenticeship is the first of its kind in Yorkshire, and the first time the College has offered a commercial rather than domestic pathway for gas engineers. The training is aimed at individuals employed by gas, heating, and ventilation firms who specialise in business services.
Jim Branney, Curriculum Manager for Gas and Short Courses at Leeds College of Building, said:
“This is probably one of only a handful of apprenticeship routes regionally into the commercial gas industry, yet there is a huge demand for trained professionals needed for thousands of opportunities nationally. This apprenticeship is an ideal route for individuals looking to specialise as commercial gas engineers.”
