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Higher Education Technician Takeover Summer 2026
- Location: The Science Museum, David Sainsbury Gallery, London.
- When: Dates to be confirmed in June or July 2026. The dates with the broadest range of expertise and disciplines will be selected (Please refer to expression of interest form below)
- Timings: The four-day event will run from Tuesday - Friday between 10am - 2pm (The specific week will be finalised based on the level of interest)
- The event is expected to welcome around 2,000 - 3,000 secondary school age students
- School visits during the takeover week can be from across the UK, but likely to be schools based in south of the country
- Volunteers can express their interest for one, or all four days
- Help shape a future and have engaging conversations with young people about your technical career
- Promote your institution, team or technical project
- Collect evidence for your personal career development and institution’s Technician Commitment action plan
- Register your interest by 7 December 2025
- Selected participants will be contacted by 24 January 2026
- A virtual briefing meeting will be held week commencing the 9 February 2026 for all confirmed participants.
National T-Level Week
This National T-Level Week, we’re proud to celebrate our commitment to developing the next generation of engineers through industry placements. WMG was the first department at the University of Warwick to launch T-Level industry placements, making Warwick one of the first UK universities, alongside Liverpool, to adopt the initiative. Today, more than 35 universities and research institutes are actively collaborating.
Since introducing T-Levels in Engineering and Manufacturing, WMG has hosted 24 students on industry placements, with the first joining in April 2023. Of these, 20 have completed their studies, and three have progressed into WMG’s technical apprenticeship programme.
Students have come from WCG (Rugby and Trident) and WMG Academies for Young Engineers (Coventry and Solihull), gaining experience through both day and block release placements, working closely with our automation, intelligent vehicles and student project teams.
WMG is now preparing to welcome another 8 students in the coming academic year.
WMG Welcomes New Technical Apprentices
Welcome to our newest 2025 Technical Apprentices!
We’re delighted to welcome Oliver Powell, Luke Wakelin, Aymen Tagelsir, James Clark, Raheem Ogundapo and Mohamed Bushra as the latest cohort of Technical Apprentices joining the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine (SEM), working within WMG and the School of Engineering.
They are embarking on a 4-year Technical Apprenticeship on the Engineering Manufacturing Technician standard, delivered in partnership with Warwickshire College Group (WCG).
We’re especially pleased to welcome back two of the apprentices, who previously completed their 315-hour industrial work placement for their T Level with us — it’s fantastic to see them return to continue their development here at Warwick!
We’re excited to see them grow, learn, and contribute to the innovative work happening across our departments — welcome to Warwick! 💙⚙️
To learn more about our technical apprenticeships visit WMG Technical Apprenticeships | Start Your Career