News & Case studies

Check out our latest news and case studies showcasing the range of experiences, projects, placements and partner activities that young people are involved in.

EDT

Jan 13, 2022
2 min

Katherine's Placement year at Leonardo

Katherine had her EDT Year in Industry Placement at Leonardo. Read on to find out more about her project and experience. Company:...

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EDT

Jan 13, 2022
2 min

Elizabeth's Placement year at Endomag

Elizabth had her Year in Industry Placement year at Endomag. Read on to find out more about her project and experience. Company: Endomag...

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Adrian's Placement experience at Diodes Incorporated

EDT

Jan 13, 2022
2 min

Adrian's Placement experience at Diodes Incorporated

Adrian undertook his Placement year at Diodes Incorporated. Read on to find out more about his project and experience. Company Diodes...

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Emilio's Year in Industry Placement at Syngenta

EDT

Oct 27, 2021
2 min

Emilio's Year in Industry Placement at Syngenta

Company: Syngenta Student/ Degree: Emilio Guazzotti - Cheminal Engineering Manager: Stephen Pearson Project title: Producing a plant wide...

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Bella's Year in Industry placement at Springboard

EDT

Oct 27, 2021
2 min

Bella's Year in Industry placement at Springboard

Company: Springboard Student/Degree: Bella Martin - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Manager: Kamaal de Silva Project summary:...

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Amelia's Year in Industry Placement at DNV

EDT

Oct 27, 2021
2 min

Amelia's Year in Industry Placement at DNV

Company: DNV Student/Degree: Amelia Weir - General Engineering (Cambridge) Project title: Project Indiana Project summary: I have been...

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EDT

Jul 28, 2020
1 min

Beth Learns Invaluable Skills at P&G

Beth Fraser is a pre-university placement student and has spent the last 10 months at Procter and Gamble (P&G) at their Research &...

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The Year in Industry programme helped Michelle secure a placement at Rolls-Royce

EDT

Mar 18, 2020
2 min

The Year in Industry programme helped Michelle secure a placement at Rolls-Royce

Find out how Michelle went onto pursue a career in the engineereing field and how the Year in Industry programme supported her in...

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Engineering My Career through an Apprenticeship

EDT

Feb 7, 2020
2 min

Engineering My Career through an Apprenticeship

Hi, my name is Stelios Charalambous and I am a building services design engineer apprentice working at Crofton Consulting. I am...

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Sophie's YINI placement transformed her future and set her up for a successful career

EDT

Jun 20, 2019
4 min

Sophie's YINI placement transformed her future and set her up for a successful career

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...

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Lucy spent her gap year developing new devices

EDT

Mar 22, 2019
1 min

Lucy spent her gap year developing new devices

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

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Andrew's experience set him up for a successful career

EDT

Nov 6, 2018
2 min

Andrew's experience set him up for a successful career

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

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Meena developed key skills in her placement

EDT

Jul 30, 2018
2 min

Meena developed key skills in her placement

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

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Rosina's placement resulted in a graduate opportunity

EDT

Jul 30, 2018
2 min

Rosina's placement resulted in a graduate opportunity

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

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Steven Taylor's YINI Placement & Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce

EDT

Jul 30, 2018
2 min

Steven Taylor's YINI Placement & Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce

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

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