Moving on

Students leaving WMG Academy go on to apprenticeships, university or work. Read some of our success stories here.

CPW Apprentices 

Testimonial from CPW (Couch Perry Wilkes) about our successful five students who began their Design Engineer apprenticeships:

Ryan Harper, William Hudson, Corey Johnstone, Alfie Timmins and Dylan Woolgar joined us from WMG Academy for Young Engineers Solihull in September 2022. They have all settled in brilliantly and are already valuable members of their teams, getting stuck into project work alongside their studies. It’s been a pleasure working with WMG Academy; we appreciate the opportunity to engage with a local education provider that produces high calibre learners. It’s great to see that the academy really encourages strong connections to industry, helping to bridge the skills gap in the sector for employers as well as ensuring their learners are well prepared for the working world through regular careers fairs and employer talks that we are always happy to be involved with.

iRob

Alexander Rodgers and Joshua Taylor have started their careers within iRob who are the leading manufacturer for all installation, tooling manufacture and Robotics. they have joined iRob as junior installers after studying an extended diploma in engineering at WMG Academy. 

Atkins

Sana Rehman is a Civil Engineering Degree Apprentice working at SNC-Lavlin, Atkins from September 2022. Working for the Transportation sector and specialising within the Bridges and Civils team, Sana is also studying a Civil and Infrastructure Engineering BEng at The University of Warwick.

Mechanical Engineering MEng at Oxford Brookes University

As part of his Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Samuel Mussett has joined Alpine F1 as a Stress Intern for his industrial placement year for 2023.

Construction Management at Coventry University

Jessica left WMG Academy in 2020 and is currently studying Construction Management at Coventry University. She was awarded the Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursary, a £15,000 bursary for students studying Engineering at university.

Hussain Makechemu

Hussain is currently Space Science and Robotics at Aberystwyth University, after studying a combination of A-levels and BTEC engineering at WMG Academy, with plans for a career in humanoid or space robotics. Hussain said:  “From a very young age, I knew I wanted to specialise in STEM. WMG Academy helped me build on the knowledge I had already from being home educated.  The facilities were top notch!  The teachers certainly didn’t lack in giving us motivation nor patience with answering my numerous questions. I’m very excited about what my future holds.”

Jessica Oliver

Jessica left WMG Academy in 2020 and went on to study civil engineering at Coventry University. She was awarded the Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursary, a £15,000 bursary for students studying engineering at university.

Jordan Albutt

Jordan left WMG Academy at the end of Year 13 in 2018, having studied BTEC Engineering. He was selected for an industrial placement with Rolls-Royce, which led to an engineering manufacturing degree apprenticeship with the company. In 2020 Jordan gained recognition from the global engineering company when he was given an award and named as one of Rolls-Royce’s rising stars.