Cambridge students win prestigious IET engineering awards

Left to right, Mark Young, Kay Gibson, Solomon Osezua, Luke Bird, Ben Grundy, Dr Bassam Omar, Philip Zirngast, Abby Chisnall, Dan Burns, Alex Stevenson, Kate Da Costa.

Four students from Cambridge Regional College (CRC) have had their talents recognised by The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)’s Cambridge Network.

Luke Bird, Abby Chisnall, Solomon Osezua, and Alex Stevenson – who are all higher education electrical and electronic engineering students at the college – received the IET Certificate of Achievement. The four were presented with their certificates by the Chair of the IET Cambridge Network Philip Zirngast and Treasurer Vernon Boyd at an awards presentation in Cambridge.

The four CRC students are all studying for their qualifications at the college on a part-time basis while working.

Philip Zirngast, Chair of the IET Cambridge Network, said: “It was a real pleasure to meet these impressive students and to announce their receipt of IET awards for their excellent achievements at CRC, balancing their work, career and studies whilst producing excellent work.

“The mission of the IET is to inform, inspire and influence the engineering community and part of that is drawing on and celebrating new talent which carries our profession forwards. We are delighted to recognise and reward the up-and-coming talent in our region and welcome them into the opportunities, networking and support that the IET can offer them in their professional lives.”

Higher Education Electrical and Electronic Engineering course tutor Dr Bassam Omar added:

“We are incredibly proud to have our students being recognised by the leading professional body for engineers. Huge congratulations to each student, what a great achievement.

“Engineers are in great demand in our region, and it is through educational opportunities of the type we offer here in terms of further and higher education alongside apprenticeship programmes that ensure talented individuals have the opportunity to get the much needed skills employers and the region needs.

“It is organisations like the IET that help foster and nurture individuals throughout their career in the region, building a thriving community of engineering talent and connecting minds.

“The sector is crying out for talent as highlighted in a report commissioned by EngineeringUK this year, showing that the demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than any other occupation. We pride ourselves on helping meet that need through supporting learners achieve their goals and working closely with employers to ensure our programmes deliver the right skills for industry.”

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