University Technical College Warrington

Lynda MooreDeputy Provost

Warrington Campus University of Chester

THE NATIONAL PICTURE

• 830,00 more professional scientists and engineers required each year to 2020

• Ageing workforce• Failure to recruit women at all levels• Women represent 46% of the workforce- just 13% in

STEM occupations• Less than 1 in 10 engineering professionals is a

woman in the UK- the lowest in the EU• Future workforce will require flexibility, resilience,

entrepreneurship, creativity and ability to respond to continuous change

KEY FACTS

• UTCW will be located on land provided by WBC• Part of the Stadium Quarter regeneration• Central location opposite Central Station• 14-19 College: part of the Gov. Academies framework• Energy and Engineering specialisms• Working with major industry employers (Sellafield Ltd,

AMEC, Atkins, Nuvia, Boulting and local SMEs Flamefast, Tenet, Rock Oil etc)

• Specialist heavy engineering equipment up to £1m• Working with UoC Faculty of Science and Engineering at

Ellesmere Port

OUR VISION

• Raise aspirations for students by linking skills directly to the needs of the energy and engineering sectors, locally, regionally and nationally

• Provide a problem-solving approach to the curriculum, teaching, training and learning, developed in partnership with employers

• Provide a state-of-the-art environment in which students learn from and with employers

• Produce students highly sought after by local and regional employers

THE CURRICULUM

• 3 Strands: Academic, Technical, Enrichment• Technical Challenges• Pre-16 – GCSEs and BTEC• Post-16 – 3 Pathways- a Levels and BTEC• Pathway 1 – University, Higher Apprenticeship,

employment• Pathway 2 – STEM technicians, STEM

apprenticeships, employment• Pathway 3 – Craft-related apprenticeships,

employment

THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS

Different levels of support• Governance• Design of the accommodation and build• Specialist equipment/PPE• The curriculum• Delivery of the curriculum• Enrichment opportunities• Work-based experiences• Promotion of UTCW

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS

Opportunities to:• Influence the industry skills, knowledge and

experiences students acquire and their business needs

• Support the local economy• Work as mentors and coaches• Contribute to providing the right careers advice

and guidance for students• Engage with enthusiastic and young people

committed to their specialism and the future

IMPACT FOR WARRINGTON

• Young people will be ‘work ready’ with the experience, knowledge, skills to support the growth of our local economy

• The needs of existing businesses will be met enabling them to expand

• UTCW will provide employment solutions to the wider engineering and energy sectors in the UK

• UTCW can be a ‘hook’ to attract new investment from the UK and overseas