On Friday 15th July 2011 Maritime Engineering College North West held the annual Learner Awards Presentations to celebrate learner success across all programmes. Over 100 people attended the event including students, apprentices, their families, the National Apprenticeship Service, business partners, employers and potential clients. More than 17 learners collected their awards ... Click here for more.

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The Daily Mirror recently ran a full page article on careers in the maritime sector featuring MECNW engineering apprentice Sam Musgrave of Wallasey. Click here to read the full article.

Shipping Minister Mike Penning has praised the work of a Wirral-based maritime engineering training company during a visit to the northwest. During the visit to Mersey Maritime Engineering College, Mr Penning met maritime industry representatives and discussed how the private sector can help lead the economic recovery of Merseyside. The minister was in the North West to ... Click here for more.

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Mersey Maritime Group has entered into an ambitious partnership agreement with The Mosslands School in Wallasey, designed to expose pupils to opportunities in the region's thriving maritime sector. The partnership, the first of its kind with a school, is leading to a jobs and skills drive at Mosslands. Jim Teasdale, Chief Executive of Mersey Maritime Group, said: “The Maritime Sector on Merseyside is strong and growing, so the opportunity to create a partnership of this kind that will provide pathways into the industry for young people is very exciting ... Click here for more.

Members of MECNW Admin Team stood at the top of Leasowe Lighthouse on Sunday 23rd May
and took a step backwards as they abseiled down.

The team, includes Di Shanks, Jenna Chase, Lee Evens, Samantha and Stephanie Morrow. Di’s brother, Rob also from the Wirral, is currently battling with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

Di explains more, “My brother was diagnosed 9 years ago and his illness has been in remission for quite a while but it’s now back and he is about to start a course of chemotherapy. We heard about the event and decided we wanted to support the Anthony Nolan Trust, who hold the register of bone marrow donors in the UK”. The Team hope to raise close on £1000 for life-saving leukaemia charity.

College tutor Dave Rogers has been recognised as a Merseyside Allstar after receiving a prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to education and training. Dave, who has been teaching apprentices at the Maritime and Engineering College North West for the past ten years of a lifelong career in education, picked up his award at a celebration dinner earlier last month to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week. The event was organised by the Learning and Skills Council and Radio City to thank employers, learners and staff for their commitment and achievements in the field of work-based learning, and was held at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool. Managers and colleagues from the Maritime and Engineering College also attended the dinner to join Dave in celebrating his award...Click here for more.

Feb 3 2010 by Alex Turner, Liverpool Daily Post

A WIRRAL teenager is gearing up for success in the engineering industry, thanks to an apprenticeship at a Merseyside training college. Jamie Byrne, 17, from Beechwood, is working at Runcorn-based Bilfinger Industrial Services while completing an Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) qualification at Maritime and Engineering College North West, based in Birkenhead.

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A FULL-SIZE replica of the world’s first mechanically-propelled submarine is back at the Woodside Ferry Terminal, in Wirral, after a facelift.
The 10-ton replica of the Resurgam has returned from the Maritime and Engineering College North West – formerly the Laird Foundation – in Birkenhead where students helped in the refurbishment. Merseytravel chief executive Neil Scales said: “She’s looking as good as new and I know she’ll prove to be a popular addition to the U-Boat Story attraction. We’ve also repositioned Resurgam so she is now displayed more prominently for visitors.”
The original Resurgam was built in Birkenhead in 1879 by Cochran and Co.