Renewable and Subsea Engineering

Depending on your chosen course you will either be based at our Energy Academy or the Port of Blyth.

Based in Wallsend, the Energy Academy is a hub for specialist engineers wishing to work in subsea and renewable energy engineering technologies. 

Students here can take advantage of welding and fabrication facilities, industry standard CAD software and the world's most immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) training system for future engineers.

All of our courses within renewable, subsea and welding are developed with employers and offer exciting career opportunities within the wind energy, subsea, offshore, manufacturing and construction sectors.

You’ll benefit from links to employers, industry experienced tutors and first-class specialist facilities, designed to prepare you for a career in one of the fastest growing industries in the North East.

Students studying the Offshore Renewables and Subsea Engineering course will also benefit from the College's award winning partnership with PTS at the Port of Blyth.

The Energy Academy comes equipped with plenty of dedicated learning spaces where our teams are on hand to help you with independent study, research and academic skills such as referencing. 

You can also access additional spaces on our main Rye Hill campus, including the library. It is one of the largest further education college libraries in the north of England and here you can access over 40,000 books, as well as hundreds of journals, magazines, DVDs, e-books and e-journal resources.

At Newcastle College, we aim to provide students with an excellent learning experience which gives you the practical skills to be able to make a difference within industry. 

Whilst attending college you’ll embrace your independence, make lifelong friends and access our award-winning facilities and activities. 

We also aim to give you as many opportunities as possible to have fun alongside your studies and we’ve got one of the best campus social scenes around.