Student Case Studies

Leigh Davies, HND in Civil Engineering

Leigh Davies

Leigh Davies accomplished a HND in Civil Engineering at Burton College. He now works at NJC Surveys as a Land Surveyor.

“I studied the course because Civil Engineering is an exciting area that I wanted to be involved in. There will always be a need for civil engineering services. It is an important industry that will never collapse.

The skills and knowledge I have gained from the HND course has directly impacted on the land surveying work I do now, such as working on civil engineering projects, road and drainage systems and using theodolite equipment for example.

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Early Years Graduates First To Celebrate Success

Seventeen local people have been celebrating their success at being amongst the first cohort from Staffordshire University to achieve the Foundation Degree In Early Years.

The group, who work with children aged under eight years old in a variety of early years settings as early years practitioners, celebrated at a graduation ceremony held at Trentham Gardens near Stoke. The majority are now considering or have begun a top up to a full higher education award, alongside their continuing roles as Early Years Practitioners.

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JCB Graduates First To Celebrate Success
	Eleven employees from JCB have celebrated their success at being amongst the first group from Burton College, in conjunction with Staffordshire University, to achieve the Foundation Degree In Applied Technology. Designed in partnership with JCB in order to meet their specific development needs, the part-time course was delivered on site at the JCB World Headquarters in Rocester one afternoon and evening per week for three years. One of the aims was to facilitate career progression by providing the students with the skills they require to apply for positions such as design or production engineers.

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