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Delivering theskillsemployers need

TheBlack Country & MarchesInstitute of Technology in Dudley delivers high-quality, higher-level technical qualificationsincluding apprenticeshipsinfour specialistgrowthareas.

As ahub of innovationand world-leadingtechnological advancements, theIoT bridges the skillsgap,respondstobusiness needs, provides areal-worldlearningexperience, andcreates unrivalled talent in theprocess

Manufacturing Andengineering

TheBlack Countryisrenowned forits manufacturingand engineeringexcellence

Followingin thefootsteps of its industrial legends, whetheritbe designingparts of an electric car, maintainingrobotic machines or machining newmaterials,there are many interestingand expanding career opportunitiesinthisarea. Britain’smanufacturers arenow entering anew era. Technologies such as automation,ArtificialIntelligence(AI)and the“fourth industrialrevolution” arehelping boost productivity,streamline production andallow businesses to become more creative.You canbeapartof this exciting future

Medical Engineeringand Healthcare

Medicalengineering refers to the processofcheckingmedical equipment to make sure it’s working properly andissafetouse.There is ashortage of qualified engineers in theNHS andcompanies that de- sign,repairand maintain electronic medicaldevices andequipment for publicand private health services

Thesesettingsall use avastrange of medicalequipment, rangingfrom simple devicessuchasnebulisers to deliver treatment forrespiratory patients throughtosophisticated radiotherapy linear accelerators for cancer treatmentsand othercutting-edge technologies.

Modernconstruction Methodologies

Construction is amajor sector of theUKeconomy.Itgenerates almost £90billion annually and employs in excess of 2.93 million people in theUK, anddemandfor skilled construction professionals continuestogrow.

Modern construction methodsallow partsofabuild to be designed, planned, manufactured andpre-assembledoffsite in afactory setting. TheIoT works with many leading construction companieswho embracenew technologiestodeliver skillsdevelopmentinhighlevel building servicesengineering,civil engineering, construction design andbuilding informationmodelling

Digitaltechnologies

Digitaltechiseverywhere and hastransformed modern life– it is changing theworld we live in.Technology is needed in almost every job from financialservices, healthcare,creative industries,sportsand much more.All businesses need digitalskillsand knowledge to survive andwiththe UK techindustry is currentlyemploying2.93mpeople, whichhas almost doubled in thelasttwo years, so it’s athriving industry to be apartof.

TheIoT programmes developa multidisciplinary understandingof thesubject,which canbeapplied inthe real world andindustrial settings providingstudents with relatedskillsand experience.Join theIoT andbethe talent that employerswant.

n To find outmorevisit www blackcountryandmarchesiot.ac.uk

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