The Royal Navy Engineering Experience 2009 is an exciting 3-day
residential event open to final year engineering students - hosted by
the Royal Navy and facilitated by Learning Dynamics - developers of
the IBM Universities Business Challenge UK.
The event was a great success in 2008 and proved to be a true personal
development experience for all those interested in a career in
engineering. It is free, all accommodation is provided by the Royal
Navy and travel expenses are reimbursed. More information can be found
in the official leaflet (pdf).
Engineering students from all disciplines are invited to apply.
Information about Learning Dynamics and the Royal Navy event can be found at
http://www.learningdynamics.co.uk/ldfiles/customdevelopment.asp
Dates: | Monday 30 March - Wednesday 1 April 2009 |
Location: | HMS Collingwood, Fareham, Hants. |
Places are limited (to 40 in all) and the 2008 event was
over-subscribed, so we would encourage your students to email for an
application form as soon as possible to:
Peter Cardwell: prcardwell@learningdynamics.co.uk
(28/02/2008): | The application process is now closed. Two teams of 5 students each from the School of Engineering Sciences have applied, and all have been accepted to take part in this event. |
Anonymous report A from a student participating in 2007/2008:
From the first lecture to the last, the Royal Navy Undergraduate
Engineering Experience expected a lot from the undergraduates taking
part. In all, 39 students attend from universities throughout the
United Kingdom.
The challenges set for the 8 groups of students ranged
from planning an Antarctic expedition, where dates, cost and route
chosen was essential in convincing further sponsorship, to deploying a
type 23 frigate to the Malacca straight to provide both aid in a
disaster and security for one of the biggest trade shipping lanes on
the planet.
All this and more was achieved within 48 hours, as well
as all the students learning some of the requirements of a naval
officer and gaining a close up view of a type 43 frigate destroyer.
The many skills and tools learnt over the weekend include teamwork,
leadership, delegation, planning tools, time management, and
prioritising of key requirements and desirables. All of which will be
invaluable in any walks of life. All this was offered with the
participants having fun throughout as a key requirement; the lessons
learned by the students could be invaluable in later life.
I would definitely recommend this experience to other students.
Anonymous report B from a student participating in 2007/2008:
The Royal Navy Engineering experience is a fantastic opportunity
to find out for yourself, hands on, if a career in the senior
service is right for you.
My own experience (and yours may differ) involved a number of team
challenges including planning an expedition across the Antarctic,
the deployment of a warship on a anti piracy patrol and then
subsequently re-deploying it in a disaster relief role. Aside
from the activities, we had the chance to experience life as an
officer in the mess, complete with silver service! As well as a
visit to the Type 42 Destroyer HMS Exeter.
Although you may find at the end of the week that the Navy isn't
what you want out of a job, I'd still recommend the experience; it
was a fantastic way to talk to the people that do the job every
day, and much more fun than a campus presentation.