Academy News

The Local COVID Alert Level will be rising to Tier 3 this week but the Engineering Academy is COVID Secure and will be continuing to deliver training during this time.

This week we welcomed our 18 new apprentices to the Engineering Academy.

Uniper’s Engineering Academy tops finalist list to win 2020 Best Specialist Training Provider and Best Feedback and Assessment categories at the School Leaver Awards 2020

The past few months have been a challenging time for many. The impacts have been different for everyone but for us, perhaps the greatest difficulty has been the disruption caused to the apprenticeship programme that we run due to the practical nature of the courses that we deliver. However, we’ve been able to continue some delivery online, keeping our apprentices in a learning mindset and stretching them during the period of uncertainty!

We are back...
This week saw the Engineering Academy being bought back to life after a spell away due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

We asked our third-year Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) apprentice, Chelsea Cowling about why she chose a career in engineering to help encourage other women into the profession.
This is what she had to tell us…

As the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue to be eased, the Engineering Academy has been hard at work getting ready to open its doors again on June 22nd to deliver training. We’ve used remote learning solutions up to now to support our customers which have gone down very well but it’s not been possible to do this with our practical courses. Whilst we’re still a long way from ‘normal’, we’ve been working with Drax Power Limited to deliver courses on their site - our first face to face training courses since lockdown began.

At the Engineering Academy (EA), the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges, but the dedicated team were determined to overcome these, and ultimately, do their bit to keep the lights on!

In light of ever changing situation surrounding COVID-19 and its spread across the globe, the health and safety of our customers, partners, and employees is our top priority.

This week marked the Engineering Academy’s 20th Birthday and we were determined not to let the lockdown stop us from celebrating!