IoT ensuring Leyland Trucks apprentices being taught relevant skills
IoT ensuring Leyland Trucks apprentices being taught relevant skills When Leyland Trucks reported a need for electric vehicle training for its apprentices, the IoT’s academic partner Preston College integrated a new module into their courses. By adapting the curriculum to focus on in-demand skills, and gradually phasing out some traditional engineering disciplines, the college ensures […]
Meeting the need for EV training across Lancashire and Cumbria
Meeting the need for EV training across Lancashire and Cumbria The UK government set out the target that all new vehicles on UK roads must be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Electric Vehicles (EVs) currently account for over 25% of new car registrations and that is set to rise exponentially, in line with introduction of the […]
L&C IoT Supporting Construction Sector Boom
L&C IoT Supporting Construction Sector Boom The housebuilding sector has a monumental challenge ahead following the government’s manifesto to “get Britain building again” and deliver 1.5 million homes in the next five years. The number of new homes built across Lancashire and Cumbria will increase exponentially, as a further overhaul of the planning system has […]
Apprenticeships are crucial to success at manufacturer Fort Vale
Apprenticeships crucial to success at manufacturer Fort Vale Apprentices are the backbone of manufacturer Fort Vale Engineering. Each year the business, based in Simonstone, Burnley, receives more than 140 applicants for around eight vacancies on average, some of which are then trained in partnership with the Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology. “It’s important for […]
How Vodafone stay ahead of the competition
How Vodafone utilise the L&C IoT to stay ahead of the competition Vodafone has partnered with the Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology (L&C IoT) to recruit and develop leading talent to ensure they stay ahead of the competition. The L&C IoT offers a wide range of courses in key sectors – including computing and digital – […]
Technology-based mental health training addresses Preston skills ‘crisis’
Technology-based mental health training addresses Preston skills ‘crisis’ A new mental health qualification using technology to simulate patient scenarios aims to address rising mental health issues in Preston, which are believed to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology’s Preston College site will use virtual reality training and simulation […]
How the IoT Could Revolutionise Recruitment in the Digital Industry
How the IoT Could Revolutionise Recruitment in the Digital Industry Recruitment is a pain-point for the digital industry, but the IoT has the potential to solve this. That’s the view of Tom Smith, chief executive of Blackpool digital marketing agency Complete, who believes businesses in Lancashire and Cumbria have a responsibility to help nurture the […]
Building the digitally skilled workforces the construction industry needs
Building digitally skilled workforces the construction industry needs Construction industry roles are increasingly requiring digital know-how alongside practical skills – and the Lancashire & Cumbria IoT’s higher technical qualifications (HTQs) are addressing this. IoT partner Preston College is building the construction workers the sector needs through tech-focused courses such as HNC Construction Management for England […]
Counselling meets technology at Preston College
When the pandemic put a stop to face-to-face counselling sessions the industry had to rely on technology to deliver vital services.
IoT 3D Scanners Shaking up Career Prospects for Preston College Students
A 3D scanner that can produce digital plans accurate to less than 1/100 mm is bringing learning to life at the IoT’s Preston College site.