I had a great time recently at Chelmsford College as part of #NationalApprenticeshipWeek.
T Level students from the college spent the morning working with the Austin Motor Company to put together design concepts and costing for a child’s pedal car (J40/Pathfinder), which Austin produced in the 50s and 60s and would like to bring back to production.
The students reviewed different materials, manufacturing processes and marketing suggestions before preparing a presentation.
The project included engineering and business T level students. Austin hopes to secure funding so that the students can turn their ideas into reality.
Since 2010, 9,600 people have started apprenticeships in Chelmsford.
The new T Levels give young people the chance to study high quality technical subjects, opening up opportunities for them to work in many different areas in the future.
