At Gloucestershire College we are passionate about nurturing engineers for the future and encouraging new talent into the industry.
We create effective partnerships with engineering and manufacturing companies, providing high-quality training and apprenticeships that work for the industry.
We're trusted by over 1,000 businesses to deliver training that apprentices and businesses need.
We work in partnership with a wide range of local Engineering companies, from large operations to smaller manufacturing departments.
Our apprenticeships are widely recognised for their quality and success rates, and we were proudly awarded Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year in 2021 and 2020.
Watch our interview with engineering apprentice Sam Buck and Electronic Design Manager at Renishaw, Pete Leonard.
“The ability to develop someone in an apprenticeship means that we can give them the skills and education that Renishaw actually need to develop its future products. It’s exciting to have new, younger personnel involved in the business. Eager to learn and eager to improve their skills” Pete Leonard, Electronic Design Manager, Renishaw.
Taught by UWE Bristol and Gloucestershire College lecturers, apprentices earn a UWE Bristol BSc Hons degree within easy reach of work or home.
We are proud to work with Weston College, University of the West of England, Yeovil College and Bath College as academic partners in The West of England Institute of Technology.
The Government’s aim for IoTs is to offer an alternative to universities by specialising in delivering higher-level technical training in STEM subjects. This will boost young people's skills and provide a route for students taking T levels or A Levels to move onto higher-level technical education. IoTs will also cater for those people already in work, with higher-level technical training at Level 4 and above in STEM subjects.
"In our engineering degree courses, we tailor the skillset to meet business needs relevant to our employer partners. Your apprentices will be working in the knowledge that at the end of their apprenticeship they will have a qualification that is tremendously valuable to them individually and to you as an employer."
One of the two teams representing Gloucestershire College (GC) and the University of the West of England (UWE) in the Grand Finals have won the People’s Prize of the prestigious, annual Engineers Without Borders’ Engineering for People Design Challenge competition.
"Both teams have demonstrated strong technical knowledge, as well as innovation, leadership and project management skills. It is going to be a fantastic experience for them to present their design solutions to expert judges in the Grand Final."
Congratulations to Marcus Evans, Charlie Lodge, Eleanor Brisland, Oliver Tutton and Ezra Price who were awarded the Runners Up Prize in the national Engineering For People Design Challenge 2021. Read more here.
Get in touch with our expert Employer Training & Apprenticeships team for no-obligation advice and funding guidance for apprenticeships by emailing: employer.training@gloscol.ac.uk, calling 07823 324955 or 01452 563400, or filling out your details below.