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UEL engineers new employment opportunities with Institute of Chartered Engineers

Wednesday 10 May 2006

Civil Engineering students at the University of East London (UEL) are to benefit from an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) approved Graduate Training Scheme run by local authorities in partnership with leading engineering contractors and consultants.

On Wednesday 3 May, 39 students from UEL’s BEng (Hons) degree and MSc programmes in Civil Engineering attended a presentation at UEL’s Longbridge Road campus to find out more about work placement opportunities and graduate training schemes. ICE representatives were also on hand to offer advice to the students about their future professional development. 

Alton Metzger, External Liaison and Placement Co-ordinator at UEL’s School of Computing and Technology, said: “As well as a great academic education, it’s also very important for our students to build practical work experience and gain good awareness of the various options and opportunities available to them through different employers.

"Recent government statistics have show that 94% of UEL students find work or postgraduate study within six months of finishing their degrees, but we’re constantly working to push that figure as close as we can to 100%. We’re also looking to bring more leading businesses onto our industrial liaison board, enabling us to ensure that our programmes continue to develop in line with the changing demands of employers, and it's great to be working so closely with Islington Council, which was awarded Transport Borough of the Year 2006 in the London Transport Awards.”

Linda Wan, Service Development Manager for Islington Council, talked to the students about the Council’s 3 year fast track training scheme and offered final year students the opportunity to apply for this year’s programme. Linda said: “At Islington Council, we’re committed to supporting and giving back to our community and our industry, and we’re currently looking for students who have the drive, ambition, right attitude and social conscience to succeed in the engineering industry. Today’s been an extremely successful day; we’ve had a great response from the students and we definitely hope to work more with the University of East London in the future.”

For further information about Civil Engineering or any of the 300-plus degree programmes and combinations available at UEL, come to a forthcoming Open Day, call 020 8223 3333

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For details and pictures contact Patrick Wilson: 020 8223 2061 or 07951 797 975

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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