Students attend Designer Safety Awareness Day

Students studying the BTEC in Construction attended the Designer Safety Awareness Day at the North Staffordshire Medical Institute.

The event was organised as part of the Work Well Together campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Pictured: Consturction students Luke Hodgkiss, Jamie Davies, Jason Harbron, James Brian & Dinithi Wijemanne with lecturer Mark Turner and their certificates.

Students spent the day attending presentations and gaining practical advice from industry experts including HSE, HKS Architects Ltd, Managing CDM Ltd and Laing O’Rourke.  The presentations covered a range of topics including Construction Regulations, Design, Risk Assessments, and Construction methodology.  The students also had the opportunity to review a case study on the new build of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

At the end of the day students were presented with a certificate and health and safety pack which will help them during their Construction studies.

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RAF workshops inspire students

Engineering and Construction students at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) were invited to take part in two days of workshops with the Royal Air Force (RAF).  The aim of the workshops was to advise students in the types of careers open to them once completing their studies at NULC.

The workshop is an annual event which consists of various team and skill building exercises including physical activities and communication activities.  The workshops are organised by lecturers Rob Sproson and Paul Glover, who this year decided to extend the workshops in to a two day event due to popular demand.

Pictured: Students taking part in team building activities.

Sergeant Ian Pringle, from the RAF Motivational Outreach Team said: “The purpose of the last few days was to work on building the team and communication skills of the students. The students have completed a range of challenges to help them to develop and understand the personal skills that are required for a career in the military.”

He continued: “The students at NULC have shown great potential and the activities today have opened their eyes to what is available from a military career.”

Pictured: Electrical Installations student Joshua Clayton wearing combat uniform.

Future opportunities for NULC students to attend a training day at RAF Cosford in Shropshire are also being discussed.

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To find out more about the range of careers available in the RAF click here.