Teesside launches engineering courses on energy from waste 04 July 2014

Teesside University has teamed up with recycling and resource management firm SITA to help its workforce learn the best ways of producing energy from waste.

The university has developed a Higher National Certificate in Energy from Waste to meet the growing demand for more sustainable means of energy production.

The HNC will be studied by SITA UK employees who staff the company's energy from waste facilities around the UK – including the plant nearby Billingham.

With the increased demand for renewable forms of energy production, SITA UK technical training Manager Robin Walsh says energy from waste plants are becoming more popular.

"We wanted [training and education] that was unique to our business and has the flexibility to cope with the changes in the industry," he says.

"As well as training people who currently staff our existing energy from waste plants, it will also enable employees in other areas of our business to be able to develop careers in energy."

The HNC will be studied over two years with the majority of the course being delivered by flexible open learning, which will enable participants to study irrespective of their location.

Picture: left to right: Graham Ingleson, technical general manager, SITA UK; Rob Walsh, technical training manager, SITA UK; Garry Evans, Teesside University's sustainable technologies project manager and Fiona Smith, business development manager for the School of Science and Engineering.

Brian Tinham

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