Grant UK has joined the Careers Extra Programme of New College Swindon, which is based close to the company’s Headquarters in Wiltshire.
The Careers Extra Programme provides students with the chance to attend careers events and networking opportunities while also opening up opportunities for work experience, industry placements and employer workshops, a statement said. Through this programme, Grant UK said it hopes to further support the students at the college who have an interest in the plumbing and heating sector.
In June 2023, a group of plumbing and heating students from New College Swindon visited Grant UK’s Training Academy to learn more about air source heat pumps. Since then, Grant UK said it has been working closely with the college by delivering additional training sessions to its students while also providing equipment to its campus where the college delivers a broad range of academic qualifications.
In June this year, several more groups of students from the college visited the Grant UK Training Academy in Swindon to attend tailored training sessions on heat pumps. As before, these learning sessions were divided into theory and practical training giving students the opportunity to learn about air source heat pumps, low temperature heating systems and heat pump installations.
Wayne Eggleton, plumbing lecturer at New College Swindon, said: “The relationship we have started to build with Grant UK will be invaluable to the college not only now but in the future. We are incredibly thankful to all of the trainers who allowed our students to visit the Training Academy over a couple of weeks in early June.
“The initial feedback from students and staff that attended was great. We are also looking forward to installing Grant products at our premises over the next academic year.”
Phil Stanley, training manager at Grant UK, added: “It was good to welcome more students from New College Swindon to the Training Academy again recently. Alongside our delivery of product training and industry qualifications to engineers and installers, we are also keen to extend our training so that the next generation of heating engineers and plumbers can be equipped with new knowledge to support their personal development.
“We look forward to continuing to develop our partnership with New College Swindon and its students.”