A Colne woman has paved her path to a future career in engineering thanks to a degree apprenticeship.

When she started college, Georgia Ashworth knew she wanted to explore a career in engineering, but as she hadn’t yet had exposure to the various roles available, she didn’t fully understand what options might be available to her and what path she might take.

Georgia, of Colne, completed a Level 3 Extended BTEC Diploma in Mechanical Engineering followed by a HNC in Mechanical Engineering.

Then, while at a Nelson and Colne College careers event, she came across Yorkshire business, Fives Landis, which was offering work experience in Quality Assurance.

The 22-year-old said: “As this was a role I hadn’t heard of before, I thought it would be a good opportunity to experience a working environment and hopefully there discover my true passion within the engineering sector.”

After completing her work experience, Georgia felt she had gained a true understanding of the different roles within the business and made the decision to pursue Quality Assurance within Fives Landis as a Degree Apprentice.

She has since completed a HND and Degree course in Manufacturing Engineering whilst completing a Level 4 NVQ.

Post apprenticeship, Georgia hopes to continue working at Fives Landis as a Quality Assurance Engineer.

Georgia concluded: “My employer has developed me outside of college by giving me opportunities to expand my knowledge through additional qualifications in ISO Auditing and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and giving me exposure to different scenarios to gain experience. I really am very grateful.”