Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

It’s a 2 year graduate programme with four 6-month placements in different departments within the business.
Configuring a factory (process) automation system in the office and commissioning it at the customer's site

In office : 9 am - 5 pm, reading/writing specification, communicating with customer engineers, configuring the automation system using computer, set up test computers/controllers

On site : 8 am - 6 pm, daily coordination meeting, establish control network, connect controllers & instruments, test configured system systematically & document the results. Troubleshooting.

Get to interact and be involved in a wide range of activities, support customers, visit sites, discover and explore a wide variety of products.

Understanding customer's target & working together with them to deliver a solution. Making something to realise from an idea to words then to an actual working system.

Constant learning and exercising of different skills and knowledge.

Applying what I learnt to solve real world problems by engineering solutions.

Bits of everything that I've learnt & things I am learning on the job.

Soft skill trainings, and job specific technical trainings.

Part time job in takeaway kitchen – intense and demanding environment (6 months)
Holiday (3 months)
Internship + Graduate program (2.5 years)
System Engineer (3.25 years)

As a proficient & confident system engineer.

Extra curricular activities are important. You will learn skills and things that are not taught in classes. Be pro-active and willing to embrace and take on challenges.

If two people with the same academic results go for the same job, experience and skills developed from external activities are the deciding factor.

In any job or activity you will have the opportunity to learn. There are always transferable skills or experience in any activity.

Start to watch the job market early in university life, explore the opportunities available and search for something that suits yourself.

Best to do summer/year out placement during your time at university. Work experience in a related field is invaluable.