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Petroc student enjoys a technological trip to Cardiff

Petroc student William Garnett spent four days in Cardiff studying the engineering behind modern mobile communications, recently.

The trip to Wales from July 5 to 8, 2011 was organised by educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust, working in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Engineering.

William, formerly a pupil at Holsworthy Community College, was among a group of 13-18 year olds who attended lectures and presentations from academics and industry experts, as well as enjoying visits to a BBC outside broadcast unit and power management company International Rectifier.

The youngsters spent a day working with engineers at General Dynamics UK, including designing and building a communication system made from a piece of fruit.

Social activities during the residential included a film night, sports and a trip to the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.

"The people attending this summer school are exposed to a breadth of lectures to underpin hands-on, practical laboratories to widen their understanding of the engineering within modern mobile communication systems, hopefully encouraging them to appreciate this industry and electronic engineering generally as an exciting, rewarding career path," said Steve Watts from Cardiff University's School of Engineering.

The Smallpeice Trust runs an ongoing programme of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) residential courses and enrichment days for teenagers. The charity reached out to 17,677 students in the UK over the last year.
To find out more visit: www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk

Petroc is the South West's lead college for STEM subjects.