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Foundation Degree in Railway Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University

Sarah Bardell Foundation Degree Manager Network Rail. . Welcome

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Foundation Degree in Railway Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University

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    1. Foundation Degree in Railway Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University Engage Workshop Wednesday 24th October 2007

    2. Sarah Bardell Foundation Degree Manager Network Rail

    3. Session overview Introduction to the Foundation Degree Introduction to Network Rail History of the relationship between Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) & Network Rail Scale of the programme What we get out of it The experience of working with SHU

    4. Year 1 Study Topics 7 months at SHU (September March) Maths and Engineering Science Rail-specific Engineering Legislative and Business Studies Industrial Project

    5. Year 1 - Work Based Learning 5 months work placement (April August) Academic and professional development Typically 4 weeks each in the areas of: Civil Engineering, Track Maintenance, Track Renewals, Electrification & Plant Engineering and Signal Engineering Year 2 route of study agreed with sponsor by the end of the work placement

    6. Year 2 Study Routes 7 months at SHU (September March) Signal Engineering Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Track Engineering

    7. Year 2 - Work Based Learning Specific to engineering discipline and business function Academic, technical & professional development Monitoring of progress by Industry and University Preparation for permanent employment

    8. Development of Partnership Consultation between Industry, University and FDF (Foundation Degree Forward) Requirements of industry established Ongoing dialogue between academics and industrial partners Launch of Full-time course in Sep 2004 Launch of Part-time course in Jan 2005 Further course developments to meet industry needs

    9. Introduction to Network Rail Network Rail operates, maintains and renews the rail infrastructure In partnership with our renewals contractors, we project manage and deliver some of the biggest engineering challenges in Europe

    10. History of relationship with SHU Initial discussions commenced in 2003 Fragmentation of the industry and its training methods Need for a rail specific engineering qualification Common to all infrastructure maintenance and renewal companies Steering group formed between SHU, NR and representatives from renewals contractors

    11. Scale of our programme Involves SHU plus 5 industry partners Sponsored full-time route for new entrants (FT) Sponsored part-time route for existing employees (PT) Teaches across four rail specific engineering disciplines Covers maintenance and renewals engineering Academic and vocational learning

    12. Full-time Student Sponsorship Tuition fees paid Paid work-placements Personal protective equipment Health & safety and technical training courses Permanent employment opportunities Progression on to part-time BEng (Hons)

    13. Part-time Student Sponsorship Tuition fees paid Travel and hotel accommodation paid Released from duty for block release study Personal & professional development Networking opportunities Career advancement Progression on to part-time BEng (Hons)

    14. Student numbers

    15. What we get out of it Address the engineering skills shortage Vehicle to attract and train new starters Centre of excellence for existing employees Cost effective alternative to graduate recruitment Opportunity to grow our own graduate engineers

    16. What we get out of it cont. Complements existing development initiatives:

    17. Experience of working with SHU Partnership approach SHU are client focussed and responsive to the changing needs of rail industry Come together to design, develop and deliver course content Work together on annual marketing and recruitment campaign to attract new FT students

    18. What our students say I have not been disappointed My favourite part so far, has to be the hands-on laboratories great fun, informative and very messy! My future is in the rail industry, I want a challenging, varied and interesting career in rail engineering. The best part is the Wednesday Industry Days which are highly motivating, and the 5 month work-placements which are really interesting.

    19. The future 2nd cohort of FD graduates in Nov 07, including our first part-time graduates Launch new civil engineering route in Sep 07 Launch new PT BEng (Hons) top up course in Jan 08 for FD grads Programme continues to evolve, develop and improve

    20. Any Questions?

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