Ryan Taylor

When Ryan Taylor left school he went straight into an apprenticeship where he gained his HNC in Mechanical Engineering whilst working for Score Group.

After several years he decided to go it alone and became self-employed working within the oil and gas sector. A contract with National Grid led to a full time position at St Fergus as a Mechanical Technician and after a few years he was successful in gaining the position of project supervisor.

Ryan said, “It was then that I decided that I wanted to return to College to gain my HND in Mechanical Engineering. It wasn’t a requirement of the job or anything – I just thought it would be beneficial as many of the subjects were relevant to my role. When the company became aware of my plans they offered to sponsor me, which was great, and I managed to study on a part- time basis over two years.

“My family were really supportive as it was quite challenging going back to College after a 12 year gap and I was also working shifts. It required a lot of dedication and commitment, but I got there!”

Partway through his studies Ryan was promoted to Site Controller and he has recently been awarded the Score sponsored award for outstanding student in the field of HND Mechanical Engineering by NESCol lecturers. This award was presented during the online Graduation Ceremony for Fraserburgh Campus held on Friday 29th October.