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Mechanical & Electronic Engineering - Wigan & Leigh College

Gain hands-on skills in Mechanical & Electronic Engineering at Wigan & Leigh College. Learn with industry experts and cutting-edge tech. Apply now to power your engineering future.

Electrical / Electronic Engineering

  • Exposure to industry through work experience, employer visits, and live briefs.

  • Learn from tutors with real industry experience in electronic and power engineering.

  • Access to multi-million-pound engineering facilities with cutting-edge equipment.

Mechanical Engineering

  • Courses built with employers to develop in-demand mechanical engineering skills.

  • Train using industry-standard tools in cutting-edge engineering workshops.

  • Career pathways into design, manufacturing, and maintenance.

“I chose the higher technical apprenticeship route because the work experience you gain alongside the industry-recognised qualifications is priceless.”

Toby Rutter, HND Mechanical Engineering at Wigan & Leigh College
- Toby Rutter, HND Mechanical Engineering at Wigan & Leigh College

Institutes of Technology will provide you with:

  • Well-designed, ambitious and enjoyable courses and programmes and accredited higher technical qualifications that are valued by employers and prepare you well to progress into higher-level “good” jobs and/or higher-level learning
  • Clear information advice and guidance, prior to entry to your course or programme, through a range of information and activities. To help you to consider and plan your own learning journey into and through higher technical education, whatever your starting point and aspirations
  • A learning experience that improves and develops the wider professional and personal skills you need for higher level job roles and lifelong higher-level learning
  • Support for you to overcome any barriers which might get in the way of your learning, with flexible personalised options that enable you to balance learning with work and wider responsibilities
  • Multiple opportunities, throughout your course or programme, to work with a range of employers, including those in your locality to enable you to develop the professional, high-level technical and wider skills needed to be successful in your chosen career pathway
  • High quality digitally enabled environments, with cutting edge industry standard equipment, that enables you to gain hands-on experience and technical skills to support you to progress directly into industry
  • Teachers and support staff who are skilled education professionals with high level and relevant industry knowledge in their sector/subject area who can support you to develop your own professional practice, industry knowledge and higher-level skills
  • Opportunity for you to reflect on and give feedback on your learning experience to help us to ensure we deliver high quality courses/programmes that are of high value to you and others
  • Support to progress your own career pathway to higher level jobs and/or learning, relevant to your future career aspirations and to develop your skills in managing your own professional career journey

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Employer benefits

Backed by £290 million in government investment, The GMIoT offer access to state-of-the-art technology and facilities. Find out more about how
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