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Enterprising students build business bridges

YOUNG Enterprise North East (YENE) has launched a new industry specific master class to its range of enterprise education programmes to ensure students are ‘work ready’ when leaving education.

In conjunction with Newcastle-based oil and gas pipeline firm Wellstream and engineering giant British Engines, students aged 16 and 17 from Sunderland College took part in the first YENE engineering master class.

The one day engineering master class, which is delivered by Wellstream engineers, is designed to give students a greater understanding of the world of engineering before they enter the real working environment.

Through a series of activities the students designed, cost and built a bridge.

Working in groups they each designed a section of bridge using CAD drawings for specific measurements.

They then came together and assembled the whole bridge, which was judged by project engineers from Wellstream.

Wellstream project engineer Chris Gorton said: “The skills that the students develop are teambuilding, problem solving, communication skills.

“They also gain an understanding of job roles within the engineering industry, to fully equip them for the real world.”

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