Mechanical Engineering is central to manufacturing, production and maintenance across a wide range of industries, from engineering workshops to large-scale industrial environments.
At Glasgow Kelvin College, our courses develop hands-on skills in areas such as machining, fabrication and maintenance, alongside the technical knowledge needed to understand how mechanical systems operate.
You’ll gain practical experience using industry-standard equipment and develop skills that support progression into employment, apprenticeships or further study at HNC/HND level.
Meet Vahid | Mechanical Engineering at Kelvin ⚙️
Meet Vahid from our Mechanical Engineering course as he shares what he’s been learning during his time at Glasgow Kelvin College.
From developing practical engineering skills to building knowledge for the future, Vahid talks about his experience on the course and his plans moving forward.
Skills. Knowledge. Future focused
Thinking about studying Mechanical Engineering? Vahid shares what it's like to study at Glasgow Kelvin College, from developing practical engineering skills to building the knowledge and confidence needed for a future in the industry.
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.
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.
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.
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
Electric Kit Car ⚡🚗
See how our HND Mechanical Engineering students built this electric kit car, applying practical engineering skills from assembly and fabrication to testing and problem-solving. Projects like this give students hands-on experience while bringing engineering concepts to life.
Engineering. Innovation. Practical skills.
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My name is Vahid. I studied HNC Mechanics in Glasgow Kelvin College.
What I did before I came to Glasgow Kelvin College, I went to St Andrew High School. Woodwork and metalwork with numeracy.
I was good with my hands. That's why I picked a mechanical engineering. What I like about this mechanical engineering course is it helped me focus.
I've learned some topics like CNC, CAD, materials, quality, mass.
Thank God I have good friends that put me choose.
My plan was that after college, I already applied for like five universities. You never know, they might not be doing a position to get more knowledge to get more practical work.
Advice for people that are going to study is just, they need to know what they're doing. Yeah, they need to know maths, a lot of maths, calculations. They have to be focused. They need to be in the game.
There's a good part with universities. Yeah, they help you with universities. Yeah, that's what I love. The application, it's open. Gotta be quick. You have to be fast.
