Power Engineer Integrated Degree Apprenticeship

Degree Apprenticeships help you develop the skilled workforce your business needs. They combine on the job training with study. Your employee receives a master's degree level along with:

increased knowledge of system components and principles of operation
enhanced skills in applying their knowledge to performance analysis and procedures
behaviours that professional engineers need to exhibit to be effective in your business

Degree apprentices may be an existing member of staff or a new recruit.

Our collaborative partnership with industry has ensured that the programme will enable your staff to become accredited engineers with the skills and knowledge to develop themselves and your business.

Our programme:

meets Level 7 of the National Qualifications Framework in Engineering
allows students to work in your company on practical projects to meet your business needs
course content is designed together with industry partners
comprises a five year course leading to a Masters level degree in Power Engineering
includes regular updates with you to review progress
gives your employee the opportunity to study at a highly ranked Russell Group university

Collaborative partners

Representatives from employers in relevant sectors were involved in designing the degree apprenticeship programme including:

WSP
Siemens
North East England Chamber of Commerce
Northern Powergrid

This programme is suitable for any industries and businesses in the engineering, utilities and energy sectors. Graduates will be able to develop and apply new technologies to improve safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness within these sectors.

Your staff will benefit from developing a range of skills and knowledge such as:

mathematical and computer modelling
project planning
accountancy and law
CAD tools
asset lifecycle principles
power systems operation
electrical machines
power electronic drives
renewable energy systems and
control systems

Funding

You can put your levy payments towards funding your employee through the programme. Your employee will not be required to pay any fees and will graduate with an MEng qualification from Newcastle University.

Programme overview

The entire programme normally takes five years to complete with Stage 2 being split over two years to allow a balance between study and practical experience based in the workplace.

The programme is taught through a mix of delivery methods, including online distance learning and workplace based projects to ensure that your needs are balanced with the academic journey of the student.

For more information about the modules on the programme please visit our course page.

You can also download the standard assessment plan which sets out more detail about the skills an apprentice on this programme will be developing.

I'm interested

If you would like to discuss sending an employee on this course please contact Dr Neal Wade, Lecturer in Power Systems for more information.

Prospective apprentices are advised that the University does not accept direct applications for a position on a degree apprenticeship. Businesses place their employees onto the programme, so gaining employment is the first step in this process.