Kimberley Raw

Technical Advisor for Engineering & Manufacturing

Kimberley gained a City and guilds Apprenticeship in machining straight out of school where she worked in the manufacturing industry. Kimberley gained experience carrying out manual machining and CNC programming setting, operating for over 10 years. This work was mainly in petrochemical, pharmaceutical and plastics. Over her time in industry, Kimberley’s work included producing CAD drawings, carrying out inspection and quality control and setting up manufacturing cells.
Kimberley made the move into FE education delivering a range of mechanical and manufacturing qualifications from level 1 up to access to HE and apprenticeships.

“The TA role came up and I thought yes, that’s for me, the best of both worlds, Engineering which I love and education where I can make a difference.”

Kimberley’s role is providing technical support for engineering and manufacturing qualifications, mainly covering apprenticeships.