Partnering for impact Operational and financial sustainability

By 2028, NMITE will become a beacon of regional innovation and collaboration — where industry partners join forces with academia to create cutting-edge curricular challenges to give hands-on experience, making sure that every student is ready for what’s next in their career. Together with this network of partners, we will build a brighter future, by emboldening learners through a pioneering curricula. Our students will be highly sought after, often receiving offers from prestigious engineering brands before they even graduate.

Our Advanced Engineering Centres and joint programmes with external collaborators won’t just benefit the region, they’ll define it.

By 2028, we will have solidified our reputation as an academic centre of excellence and cultivated a stimulating and supportive environment for students. We will build the sound foundations and long-term platform needed to consistently deliver academic distinctiveness. We will be resilient, able to withstand headwinds, and adapt to the unexpected.

We will be financially sustainable with support from our major donors. Our strategic investment in skills and infrastructure will make us the preferred destination for change-makers. We will be an employer of choice thanks to our favourable employment terms combined with an inspirational education proposition.

Skills for the future of work

To revolutionise the world of work in our region, we will equip the workforce of today and tomorrow with advanced skills that promise a brighter future and help address the chronic skills shortage throughout the UK. Going beyond just preparing applicants for jobs, our programmes strive to embed cutting-edge capabilities which open up new perspectives and prepare our learners to join this ever-evolving society. In line with these ambitions, by 2028 we aspire to be a leading provider of innovative training opportunities at our Skills Foundry, creating impact for employers while strengthening ties between educational institutions, partners and clients from all sectors.