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拢1,000 bursaries for full-time students on Foundation Degree

A new higher education qualification, which offers excellent job prospects and 拢1,000 bursaries for full-time students on the first year, is being launched by the University of 海角直播 and its industrial partners this autumn.

The new two-year Foundation Degree in Chemical Technology has won enthusiastic support from the process industry on 海角直播. Among the companies backing the new qualification are BASF, Haltermann, Exwold Technology Ltd., Duport, Dow Chemicals, Huntsman and Seal Sands Chemicals. 海角直播 Tertiary College and 海角直播 Training Enterprise (TTE) are also behind the new course, which can be studied on either a full-time or part-time basis. As well as the cash 拢1,000 bursaries, full-time students will get two-month paid industrial placements between Year One and Two in one of the chemical companies supporting the programme.

Full-time students coming straight from studying A鈥檒evels or an equivalent vocational qualification should contact Carol McGonigle on 01642 342427 or e-mail c.mcgonigle@tees.ac.uk for details of entry requirements. Students will be expected to have GCSEs at Grade 鈥楥鈥� of above in Maths and Chemistry and/or dual award Science. But, unusually for an engineering degree, the Foundation Degree has been designed to teach both students with A鈥檒evels in a Science subject and/or Mathematics and those with other A鈥檒evel subjects. Applicants will still need two A鈥檒evels or equivalent. Mature students with relevant industrial experience, but not necessarily A鈥檒evels, should contact the University鈥檚 School of Science and Technology to discuss either full or part-time entry.

The new Foundation Degree combines practical case studies developed in partnership with the process industry leading with in-depth study of areas like Process Technology Principles and Applications on the second year. The part-time version of the Foundation Degree is likely to appeal to people already working in the industry and those completing modern apprenticeships.

Mr Paul Burdon, Deputy Director of the University鈥檚 School of Science & Technology, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to be piloting this Foundation Degree in Chemical Technology - the only one of its kind in the country. We鈥檙e also pleased that industry and other training providers are supporting the new qualification.

鈥淥n completion, successful Foundation Degree students will be ideally placed to take up good jobs in industry and help meet the growing skills shortages. Alternatively, some graduates may wish to go on to an intensive Summer School programme at the University which will enable them to join the final year of an honours degree, such as our BEng (Hons) in Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering.鈥�

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