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Teach Too: Nelson and Colne College: a partnership with local employers within advanced engineering, manufacturing skills and knowledge transfer'
Principal focus of the project
The project focused on training engineers to become skilled assessors in order to participate in workplace assessments of apprentices, and updating the knowledge and skills of teaching staff with current practices.
Areas of learning
What is this about and what were the main findings?
The project led to improved understanding of the relationship between engineering theory and actual practice for students, greater and more varied work experience placements, new teaching and assessment practices for apprentices, and closer relationships between staff and employers all of which informed the design of a new Engineering facility and its equipment.
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Number of participants who worked with the project
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Name of associate programmes
Teach Too
Summary
A report on the collaboration between Nelson and Colne College with advanced manufacturing businesses in East Lancashire to promote collaborative working relationships between engineers/employers and college teaching staff through sharing curriculum delivery and design responsibilities.
Resource Type: Effective practice example, Report
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