Case studies

Applying to a Headstart course enabled Jojo to find out more about engineering, as well as experience university life first-hand. What made you apply for Hea...

Find out how Michelle went onto persue a career in the engineereing field and how the Year in Industry programme supported her in securing a placement at Rol...

Hi, my name is Stelios Charalambous and I am a building services design engineer apprentice working at Crofton Consulting. I am currently doing a 5-year app...

Before applying to university, Anna took part in a Headstart course to get a better understanding of engineering subjects and careers. The Headstart course g...

Read all about Maddie's Inspire experience below: I heard about the Inspire courses from my physics teacher who knew I was interested in Engineering as a pot...

Sophie Hallett-Jones, age 29 carried out her Year in Industry (YINI) placement at Exception EMS when she was 18 years old. Read all about her inspirational e...

Brogan MacDonald is a Graduate Structural Engineer at Ramboll who has recently completed a six-month-long STEM Ambassador activity. She discusses the benefit...

In 1996, a few years after the scheme started. AnTech heard about YINI through the local media, and thought it was something AnTech would be interested in su...

Summary: Springboard is a technical consultancy specialising in developing devices for regulated markets. Lucy spent her gap year developing new devices, des...

Andrew’s placement manager inspired him into industry after graduation to work for Shell During his Year in Industry (YINI). Andrew’s manager took a real han...

Working within the IT Portfolio Office at EDF Energy gave Meena diversity in tasks. Now a Ringtail Consultant at FTI Consulting, Meena Gowresan’s first expos...

A Year in Industry placement at Atkins, resulted in Rosina being hired there as a graduate engineer. From an early age Rosina had a desire to help the planet...

Students at The Kingsway school participated in a project called 'Water and your school' The Go4SET experience At the Launch Day, a group of Year 9 students w...

Twelve pupils aged between 13 and 14 took part in the project at Educational Diversity, which was adapted from the traditional 10-week Go4SET concept into an...

YINI Placement Company Rolls-Royce plc Steven undertook his YINI placement at Rolls-Royce. Find out more about his experience below: My YINI placement year a...