Laboratory Technician Picks Up University Award
16 November 2012
A University of Derby student who works as a Laboratory Technician at Aggregate Industries has scooped a top University prize for a report he wrote following a visit to Rockwool Insulation factory in South Wales.
Ken Bird, who's studying for a Diploma in Asphalt Technology, received his Industrial Study Tour Award after spending a week with fellow students visiting a number of quarrying and processing sites, plant manufacturing and engineering sites in the West Country.
Part of the tour involved a visit to the Rockwool Insulation factory where they were shown how rock is turned into a material which can be used for both thermal and acoustic insulation and is fire resistant.
Tutors at University of Derby Corporate (UDC), the University's corporate training and development division, judged Ken's report to be the most comprehensive with respect to describing Rockwool, its products and production techniques.
Andrew Hartley, Managing Director for UDC, added: "We incorporate an element of real world learning, such as the annual study tour, into many of the Asphalt, Quarry and Concrete programmes offered by UDC. By doing this our students have a fantastic opportunity to broaden their understanding and gain valuable experience and knowledge of the industries within which they work."
UDC offers qualifications in the Asphalt, Quarry and Concrete industries, which have been developed in partnership with sector leading organisations and bodies, such as the Institute of Quarrying, the Institute of Asphalt Technology and the Concrete Society.
UDC is currently accepting applications for new entrants onto its Diploma programmes in Quarrying, Asphalt or Road Surface Technology, the Certificate in Quarry or Asphalt Studies and the University Certificate in Concrete Technology.
For further information on the Asphalt, Quarrying, Surfacing and Concrete qualification courses on offer at the University of Derby Corporate visit www.derby.ac.uk/asphalt or call 0800 678 3311.
