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Engineering at Kelvin

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About The Engineering Department

At Glasgow Kelvin College, we offer a wide range of engineering programmes across all major disciplines, including Civil, Electrical & Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering. From NC through to HND level, our courses are designed to develop practical skills, technical knowledge and clear progression routes into employment or further study.

Our programmes cover key areas including design, construction, manufacturing and building systems, with practical learning at every stage.

Many of our courses are also available through flexible day-release pathways, allowing learners to combine study with real-world industry experience while gaining recognised qualifications.

Alongside our full-time and day-release options, we now offer Modern Apprenticeships in Engineering, providing a structured, work-based route that combines college learning with workplace training and nationally recognised certification. This pathway includes HNC-level study and leads to full apprenticeship status on completion.

👉   Explore our Modern Apprenticeships in Engineering

Engineering at Kelvin offers clear pathways into skilled careers, further study and industry-recognised qualifications.

Explore our specialist engineering areas below

Student Experience

The course gave me the opportunity to do better for myself and set my career up for success. It laid the foundations which would be expected from working in the industry in a setting where mistakes were learning experiences. 

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Aidan McGhie Former HND Mechanical Engineering Aidan McGhie - HND Mechanical Engineering

Regardless of if you want to work on planes, F1 cars or renewable energy, a HND from Glasgow Kelvin will open up a world of opportunities for you.

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Lewis Campbell Former HND Mechanical Engineering Lewis Campbell - HND Mechanical Engineering

The best parts about the course we’re always the hands on parts, and the lectures abilities to relate the theories learned in classrooms to physical aspects in the workshops.

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Michael Compston Former HND Mechanical Engineering Michael Compston - HND Mechanical Engineering

I particularly loved being able to work on hands-on engineering projects in the workshop backed up by engineering theory, for example during our HND project to design and manufacture an electric race car

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Robbie Murchison Former HND Mechanical Engineering Robbie Murchison - HND Mechanical Engineering
Overhead view of students and lecturers walking across the curved paths of the Stockingfield Bridge, with the canal reflecting the structure and surrounding landscape.
A female engineering student in navy-blue overalls selecting small metal components from a storage drawer, wearing safety goggles on her head.
Close-up of a student’s hands tightening the chuck of a lathe machine with a metal tool in a mechanical engineering workshop.
Close-up of a student in a red football jersey adjusting an oscilloscope, displaying a waveform on the screen.
A group of civil engineering students and lecturers posing for a group photo on the Stockingfield Bridge, all wearing high-visibility vests with a cityscape in the background.
Three students engaged in an electronics lab experiment. One student writes notes while another adjusts an oscilloscope, with circuit-themed wall panels behind them.
A robotic arm sorting coloured blocks on a conveyor system, demonstrating automation in an advanced engineering lab.
A lecturer in a navy-blue Glasgow Kelvin College coat standing confidently in a mechanical engineering workshop, surrounded by workbenches and tools.
A lecturer in a Glasgow Kelvin College hoodie and high-visibility vest smiling and pointing towards the camera while carrying a bright orange equipment case on a bridge.
A student and a lecturer working together on a 3D modeling project, with a detailed CAD design displayed on the computer screen.
A student in navy-blue overalls operating a lathe machine in a mechanical engineering workshop, focused on precision machining.
A student using a theodolite for a land surveying exercise, with a lecturer pointing towards an area of interest. Another student holds a measuring staff, all wearing high-visibility vests on a modern bridge.
Student adjusting a robotic arm to pick up a red block, focusing intently on precision in a mechatronics workshop.
A lecturer and a student in an electronics lab working on a circuit board experiment. The lecturer is smiling while overseeing the student’s work.
Close-up of a student wearing glasses, with a reflection of Glasgow Kelvin College’s logo visible in the lenses.
Close-up of a small electronic device with an LCD screen displaying radio frequency settings, held by a person in a technical lab.
Student interacting with a conveyor automation system, ensuring robotic arms accurately sort coloured blocks in a training lab
A student smiling while working at a computer in a CAD classroom, surrounded by classmates focused on their designs.
Three Ultimaker 3D printers in a row, with one actively printing an object, in a college workshop setting.
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