The New Mannequin Institute for Know-how & Engineering (NMITE), primarily based in Hereford, was inaugurated in October 2018 and in November 2020 obtained validation by The Open College for its diploma programs.

It at present has simply 60 college students however hopes to develop its scholar physique to 300 by 2027.

NMITE has designed its curriculum to reflect real-world working environments with college students engaged in initiatives to reinforce their sensible expertise.

Its accelerated diploma programme and versatile entry necessities – no want for maths or physics A-levels – are designed to draw a wider vary of scholars into engineering and building. It claims to be ‘breaking the mould’ and ‘disrupting greater training’.

Balfour Beatty has agreed to contribute to the NMITE curriculum, host seminars and supply industrial placements for college students.

Balfour Beatty human assets director Paul Raby, stated: “By combining our business experience with NMITE’s revolutionary curriculum, we will empower the following era of engineers to excel in sensible expertise and meet the evolving calls for of the development business. With this partnership, we will open doorways for a various vary of younger folks to enter the development business by catering to quite a lot of studying talents that equips college students with a well-rounded skillset.”

NMITE chief government James Newby added: “Our breakthrough, interdisciplinary mannequin of upper training entails, at each stage, engagement with employer companions and work on actual life initiatives. What higher expertise for our college students to have than to hone their expertise with a accomplice of the calibre of Balfour Beatty? Becoming a member of forces with this main worldwide group might be one other elementary a part of shaping tomorrow’s engineers in order that college students go away NMITE not solely work prepared however as true sport changers.”

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