German apprentices experience UK college life
Wed, 08 February 2017
14 Apprentices from Regensburg College, in Germany visited Tameside College as part of the Erasmus+ programme to learn all about engineering techniques and skills used in the UK.
The Erasmus+ programme, which is funded by the European Union, gives students from its member states the opportunity to visit other countries to experience what it is like to study in a different culture.
The trip, which lasted three weeks, included sightseeing around Manchester, visiting the John Ryland’s Library, Old Trafford and more. Following this the students were split into groups of three and spent a week working at various Engineering companies including Mizkan, Krones UK and Severfield PLC.
For the final week of their stay the students visited Tameside College’s Advanced Technology Centre to spend time learning about what equipment students use whilst studying STEM subjects. They were given a tour of the brand new Advanced Technology Centre, shown how to use the state-of-the-art virtual welder and even programmed and built a miniature sorting machine using pneumatics.
For their hard work and commitment during the course of the trip, the students were given a farewell presentation by Tameside College’s curriculum leader for engineering Peter Redfern and also visited by managers from Severfield to thank them for their work.
Peter Redfern, said: “It’s been a great three weeks with these apprentices. They have worked so hard and done so much during their stay. I hope that they take home a lot of what they have learnt and use it to their advantage. We can’t wait to hopefully welcome the next group of Erasmus+ visitors next year.”
Dominic Scherubi, an apprentice with the Erasmus+ project, said “I have enjoyed my time at Tameside College and the UK. It’s been a totally new experience for me and I will be able to tell all my friends about it when I get home including the virtual welder. Thank you to the college and Project Erasmus for letting us take part in this amazing experience.