Skip to main content
D C G Logo

Derby College Group (DCG)
Telephone: 0800 028 0289
https://www.derby-college.ac.uk
enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk

0800 028 0289

  • Contact
  • Jobs
  • How to Apply
  • About DCG
  • Home
  • Courses & Careers
    Course SearchSubject Areas at DCGCourse Types at DCGCampuses & Course LocationsDCG Success StoriesCareer SearchCareer PathwaysDownload a ProspectusFree – ESF Fully Funded Course
  • Employers
  • Student Support
  • Parents
  • News/Events
    EventsNewsEvent Registration
DCG Role Models Shabaz Baz

DCG Success Stories

Shabaz Baz

Former apprentice Shabaz Baz stood in front of a whiteboard wearing a white t-shirt.

Study Type: Apprenticeship
Study Location: The Roundhouse
Subject Studied: Engineering

Former DCG student Shabaz advances electrical engineering career with Chord

Electrical engineer Shabaz Baz is one of three former Derby College higher apprentices to advance their engineering careers with Nottingham-based Chord Consult.

Shabaz, 21, from West Bridgford, completed his HNC in Building Services Engineering last year, gaining a distinction.

His mechanical engineering colleagues, Zoe Fittock and Angelina Stankovic, both took the same DCG course the year before him and, he says, have been very supportive.

Shabaz always knew he wanted to go into engineering but chose to study a broad range of A-level subjects – IT, Psychology and Business – to keep his options open.

And fate intervened when Shabaz got talking to one of his current employers while working at his previous job in a boxing club.

He said: “We were having a chat and he told me his engineering firm was recruiting. He asked me to submit my CV and I was invited for interview.

“That was three years ago now and I’m really enjoying my role at Chord. I liked my time at college too. I went into the Roundhouse on day release and found the whole atmosphere so friendly and welcoming.

“Our tutors were great. One of my tutors in particular, Neil Smith, was essential in helping me understand building services. Since he taught most of our modules, I can say that my distinction grade is testament to his teaching ability.

“I hadn’t been too sure at first about going to college after A-levels, but I found I liked being responsible for myself. At college I was treated like an adult.”

Shabaz, who was the student representative for his group, took a lot of knowledge away from his studies, and not just learning which applies directly to his job.

He added: “My course focused heavily on mechanical engineering and I’m on the electrical side but that’s given me a greater understanding of  Zoe and Angelina’s roles in building services. At college I enjoyed learning about the lifecycle of a project and the planning aspects.

“Meeting people is, I’d say, one of the best parts of my job. We’re working in a big industry and dealing with a lot of teams. Also, although we provide the same services to each building project, there is variety as every building is different.”

Our tutors were great. One of my tutors in particular, Neil Smith, was essential in helping me understand building services. Since he taught most of our modules, I can say that my distinction grade is testament to his teaching ability.

D C G Logo
  • Derby College Facebook
  • Derby College Youtube
  • Derby College Instagram

Courses

  • Course Search
  • Career Search
  • Subject Areas at DCG
  • Career Pathways
  • Course Types at DCG
  • Campuses & Course Locations at DCG
  • Download a Prospectus
  • Chart Your Future

Students

  • Student Support
  • Student Services
  • Login to inTouch
  • Report an Absence or Lateness
  • Moodle VLE
  • Think Alumni
  • Student Bursary

Staff

  • Staff Intranet
  • Remote Desktop
  • Systems Hub
  • Email

DCG

  • Governance
  • Policies and Papers
  • Why work for us?
  • Meet the Governors
  • Who’s Who
  • Website Accessibility Statement
  • Data Protection
  • Freedom of Information
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Environmental and Sustainability at DCG
  • DCG-Annual-Accountability-Statement-2024-25
  • DCG Strategy and Regulation – Accountability Statement 2025-26

Study with Us

  • DCG Success Stories
  • DCG Covid Safety

Student Life

  • Derby College Students Union

More

  • Covid Safety
  • Apprenticeship Vacancies
  • Open to the Public
  • Term Dates
  • College Calendar 2025-26

Quick Links

  • Contact Us
  • How to Apply
  • Make a Payment
  • Report an Absence or Lateness
  • Jobs at DCG
DCG Logo Derby College Group
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}