Free engineering and digital technology taster session at UTC Swindon’s upcoming Open Event

By Ben Fitzgerald - 15 January 2019

CommunityCollege & Higher Education

Thinking about your School and Sixth Form options for September 2019?

Gain a glimpse of University Technical College (UTC) life on Saturday 2 February at UTC Swindon’s Open Event. 

New and prospective students are able to sign up for a free 45-minute taster session in either engineering or digital technology at 10.30 and 11.30am, which will involve using STEM skills in practical tasks for these specialist technical subjects.

The Open Event will be running from 10am to 1pm where current students and staff will be welcoming you in, taking you on a tour of the UTCs cutting-edge facilities, and answering any questions you may have. The event is open to all prospective students and their family and friends, as well as the general public who would like to see what the UTC has to offer. 

Future students will get the chance to learn about the courses offered, including the brand new Cyber Security and Digital Technologies courses, as well as take a look at the state-of-the-art Innovation Hub, sponsored by leading industry partner Fujitsu. 

There will be a talk from UTC Principal, Jon Oliver in the Main Hall at 10.30am and again at 11.30am.?

The event is free but pre-registration is required. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/utc-swindon-open-event-saturday-2-february-2019-tickets-49735196311

To book on to one of the taster sessions, please contact the UTC directly. 

UTC Swindon is a specialist STEM college, which means that the university and the industry-led curriculum is specifically designed to educate students with a passion for elements of science, technology, engineering and/or maths. The curriculum is an academic one (it is not ‘hands-on’) but also benefits from some practical aspects delivered with the involvement of industry partners. UTC Swindon takes students at Year 10 and Year 12 (Sixth Form). 

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