Career Academy (Level 3 Engineering)

• Launch 2012 /13• 12 students• 7 employers• 6 now still with employers

• 2013/14 • 14 students• 9 employers• Graduate May ‘15

• 2014/15 • 16 students• 9 employers

Work placement in R&D: - Solidworks - 3D Printing facilities Quickly contributed to the team

◦ Support from my mentor James and Stuart 8 Weeks paid work experience (Summer 2014) Excellent for my CV and future My future

◦ Foundation Degree Engineering Level 5 ◦ Placement year with Randox

Possible employment with Randox in the future – GREAT!

Rory McCloskey

Level 5 Engineering Placement Yr Students

DEBORAH PATTERSON – SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, ANTRIM

MURTAGH MCKEAGUE – FASTANK, ANTRIM

Sept 2013 – Aug 2014

Amazing experience

New contacts to keep in touch with

Different each week Programming

Electrical drawings

Final testers, Scanners, Gripper Heads…

Working with customers

Deprag / Automatic Screwdriver Tester.

Help me choose my career path

Made me lots more employable

The pay was fantastic!

Schrader Electronics (Deborah Patterson) – Level 5

BY MURTAGH MCKEAGUE

Murtagh McKeague Level 5 Manuf.Eng Placement YrFastank, AntrimSept 13-Aug 14

Brief Overview – My Placement Manufacture Patented portable liquid storage containers Initially for aid agencies in developing countries Now successful in many other fields

Fire services Oil spill containment …

My work Several key projects

PLCFastap Process improvements