We’re proud of our high success rates across our apprenticeships and commercial short courses, which are well above the national average. We’re also proud of the progression routes we provide into apprenticeships or direct employment.
Located in Birkenhead, we’re in the heart of industrial Merseyside and a hop, skip, and jump from Liverpool.
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Founded in partnership with Cammel Laird Shipyard (Originally called the Laird Foundation) to combat chronic skills shortages in the engineering, construction and manufacturing sectors.
The College is recognised as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)
Rebranded from the Laird Foundation to the Maritime and Engineering College North West
The College became Investors in People gold status accredited In June 2015, joining the top 7% of companies in the UK.
In March 2016, IMechE accredited us for our Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Scheme.
Rebranded under the guidance of CEO Terry Weston to split away from a perception that we were exclusively Maritime.
£500,000 refurbishment of our facilities, part-funded through Liverpool City Region’s Growth Deal. Unveilied by LCR Metro Mayor.
Students at Cammel Laird work on an arctic research ship initially named ‘Boaty McBoatface’ in a public poll.
‘RSS Sir David Attenborough’ formally named at a ceremony in the shipyard, its namesake and members of the royal family in attendance.
The College forms a partnership with the Grand Bahamas Shipyard to boost maritime skills in the Caribbean and help develop a new ambitious training program.
Achieved the coveted Ofqual approval as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), becoming accredited to deliver independent end-point assessment services.
Signed the Armed Forces Covenant to recognise our long-standing and ongoing commitment to the armed forces community.
Welcomed 16 students from the Grand for 12 weeks of hands-on training to prepare them for the demands of the shipyard.
Begins delivery partnership for Rigging Apprentices with Babcock in the Royal Navy Shipyards in Devenport Plymouth.
We throw our apprentice engineers in at the deep end — and they thrive as a result. Imagine being a 16 or 17-year-old and being trusted to work on a large Royal Navy ship that delivers aid to war zones. This is just one example of what our engineering apprentices get to do. Whether you’re an employer or apprentice, you’re in good hands with The Engineering College.
Either you recruit the best, or you learn from the best. We act as the lynchpin between employers and apprentices. Whichever camp you’re in, we’ll support you in whatever your objectives are and provide you with unparalleled opportunities. If you’re an employer, we’ll give you access to the best young engineers on the market and manage the recruitment, onboarding, and training process on your behalf. If you’re an apprentice, we’ll give you the perfect environment in which to thrive as an engineer and human being.
When you work with us, you’re not just working with a college. You’re working with a fraternity where everyone is pulling in the same direction and has one common goal — to make the engineering industry better. As well as connecting engineering employers and apprentices, we provide venue hire to visitors, which you can find out more about here.
Working closely with our clients, we incubate information, generate ideas, and encourage innovative solutions in the technology and service industries.
We inspire generations of young engineers through high-quality education, innovation, and imagination.
We partner with respected leaders in the engineering community to provide our students with a first-class environment. In developing outstanding partnerships, our mission is to positively influence local and national standards for technical training and assessment in industry.
We design outstanding training and assessment programmes and deliver them effectively in a tailored fit to meet and exceed our clients’ immediate and developing needs.
To be effective, efficient, and responsive to the engineering industry’s requirements.
Through our cutting-edge technology and training techniques, we will help to deliver a thousand engineers to the industry by 2030.
Offering a number of pathways and options for young people interested in an engineering career.
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Our state-of-the-art facilities provide unparalleled opportunities to the engineers of the future.
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Assessed and qualified through our apprenticeship programmes, industry courses and End Point Assessment.
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Career opportunities at The Engineering College
Job title:Assessor - Pipefitting
Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive – negotiable dependent upon experience
Location:Birkenhead
Hours:Typical working hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.:00 am – 3:15 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to join the successful team at The Engineering College delivering a high-quality learning experience to engineering students, ensuring they reach their maximum educational and developmental potential. This role will suit an experienced Engineering Construction Rigger looking to progress into a teaching role or already within a teaching role. You will be a time served Rigger and hold a Level 2 or above in Engineering. Maths and English. You must possess or be willing to work towards relevant teacher/assessor qualifications which will be fully funded, if required. You will be a team player and an effective communicator with the ability to cope under pressure and happy to work on a variety of tasks.
Job title:Tutor - Pipefitting
Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive – negotiable dependent upon experience
Location:Birkenhead
Hours:Typical working hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.:00 am – 3:15 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to join the successful team at The Engineering College delivering a high-quality learning experience to engineering students, ensuring they reach their maximum educational and developmental potential. This role will suit an experienced Engineering Construction Rigger looking to progress into a teaching role or already within a teaching role. You will be a time served Rigger and hold a Level 2 or above in Engineering. Maths and English. You must possess or be willing to work towards relevant teacher/assessor qualifications which will be fully funded, if required. You will be a team player and an effective communicator with the ability to cope under pressure and happy to work on a variety of tasks.
Job title:Tutor - Mechanical Engineering
Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive – negotiable dependent upon experience
Location:Birkenhead
Hours:Typical working hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.:00 am – 3:15 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to join the successful team at The Engineering College delivering a high-quality learning experience to engineering students, ensuring they reach their maximum educational and developmental potential. This role will suit an experienced Engineering Construction Rigger looking to progress into a teaching role or already within a teaching role. You will be a time served Rigger and hold a Level 2 or above in Engineering. Maths and English. You must possess or be willing to work towards relevant teacher/assessor qualifications which will be fully funded, if required. You will be a team player and an effective communicator with the ability to cope under pressure and happy to work on a variety of tasks.
Job title:Rigging Instructor/Assessor
Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive – negotiable dependent upon experience
Location:Birkenhead
Hours:Typical working hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.:00 am – 3:15 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to join the successful team at The Engineering College delivering a high-quality learning experience to engineering students, ensuring they reach their maximum educational and developmental potential. This role will suit an experienced Engineering Construction Rigger looking to progress into a teaching role or already within a teaching role. You will be a time served Rigger and hold a Level 2 or above in Engineering. Maths and English. You must possess or be willing to work towards relevant teacher/assessor qualifications which will be fully funded, if required. You will be a team player and an effective communicator with the ability to cope under pressure and happy to work on a variety of tasks.
