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 Work Experience at MLE

We had three students from Wiltshire College visit our production facility for an afternoon during May to learn first-hand the required skills to build their own circuit. Nicky Jones (21), Darrell Dunn (23), and Alex Able (18) are just completing a 2 year BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science with an emphisis on Medical Science. Accompanying them was Andrew Otto, Science Lecturer at Wiltshire College. Andrew teaches on BTEC courses as well as GCSE Science and Physics components as part of the Bath University Foundation Course (a one year course to prepare overseas applicants for entry to the University). 

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'The technology we shall be using in the Electronics Module of the course is more basic than the state-of-the-art boards and components we were able to work with at MLE,' commented Andrew, 'but having the experience has given the students confidence in tackling the task and more importantly put the design and build project thay are undertaking into its wider professional context.' 

The three had a couple of hours one-on-one training with our highly skilled production team learning how to solder, crimp, make cables and prepare components for surface mount and through-hole PCBs.

Paul Risborough, Engineering Project Manager organised the visit, 'They really seemed to enjoy themselves and benefitted from using our equipment.' 

Half way through the day the whole MLE Team came together onto one site and enjoyed a team meeting and buffet lunch, 'I think this offered a real insight into what it would be like working for a close-knit electronics company,' said Paul, 'it ticked all the work experience boxes.' 

Paul plans to visit Wiltshire College in the coming weeks to offer help on the designs the students are coming up with before they begin final assesmbly.

Andrew Otto concluded, 'The students really appreciate this final additional support and I think they will benefit from having this as their very last memory of the course, this valuable experience will reinforce the bridge between what thay have been studying and the real world of work of which they preparing.'  

  

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