Higher Education development in NW
07 Jul 2010
A range of provision in the North West has been funded through the Higher Level Skills Pathfinder and is now in place through two local universities:
- The Foundation Degree in Building Services Engineering
- The Foundation Degree in Building Services Engineering, led by an employer-led steering group and developed against the SummitSkills national framework, is offered through Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
The Foundation Degree at both LJMU and UCLan is recognized by CIBSE. Over 50 employees from across the region have already commenced on this new Foundation Degree.
Contacts for more information
- LJMU Derek King d.c.king@ljmu.ac.uk
- UCLan Kevin Walmsley kfwalmsley@uclan.ac.uk
Degree and Post graduate provision
Each university is developing Degree and Post Graduate provision for Building Services Engineering.
Environmental Technologies CPD Units
Both Universities are interested in offering CPD Units for the Environmental Technologies within the Building Services Engineering Sector Footprint to meet employer demand. Contact as above if you are interested
The attached Case Studies provide an overview of the development of demand-led provision in the region, which now enables employers to access building services engineering-specific HE qualifications.
Case Study 1 - Foundation degree, BEng and BSc (Hons) in Building Services
Case Study 2 - Foundation degree in Building Services
and Sustainable Engineering
Case Study 3 - Balfour Beatty undertaking HE qualifications
Case Study 4 - Steven Hunt & Associates undertaking HE qualifications
SummitSkills continues to encourage agreements between FE Colleges and training providers to enable employee progression through to appropriate professional qualification and professional body registration.
For more information on HE provision in the North West, please contact Rob Wellman on 07834 868954.
