Sewtec recently welcomed five students from Wakefield College to our facilities to spend a week’s work experience with our teams learning how varied and exciting a career in engineering can really be.

The work experience comes as part of an ongoing commitment to offer students insight into the working world of engineering. In 2021, we were only able to engage with Wakefield College virtually via Teams, due to the restrictions in place with the pandemic. Of course, this didn’t quite compare to properly experiencing the work that goes on inside our facilities so this year, being able to invite the students to spend the week with us in person has been an honour.

In January of 2022, Sewtec representatives Joanne Carrington, Mark Atkins and Mark Dignum visited Wakefield College to do a talk about careers in engineering and to invite anyone interested to come for a tour of our facilities. From there, five students took Sewtec up on the offer and this later led to them signing up for a week’s work experience with us.

The five students each did a day across our various departments including the machine shop, CAD-CAM, quality inspection and electrical and mechanical fitting. Seeing for themselves the variety of roles on offer and a real insight into the exciting projects and innovations that engineering can offer, many of these students are now keen to pursue a career with Sewtec in the future, with a few looking to start an apprenticeship with us in the near future.