Developing creative ways to solving problems and learning about properties of materials and how to produce technical drawings for manufacture.
Course details
Qualification: Level 3
Unit Titles: Unit 1 – Engineering Principles. Unit 2 – Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team. Unit 3 – Engineering Product Design and Manufacture. Unit 4 – Optional unit.
Key skills required: A passion for problem solving, technical drawing (CAD), Maths and hard work.
Entry Requirements: Grade 4’s or above at GCSE level including either English or Maths and Grade 5 in Food and Nutrition or a Science at GCSE
Career prospects:
- Engineering operative
- Manufacturing operative
- Semi-skilled operative
- BEng (Hons) in Engineering
- BEng (Hons) in Electronics Engineering
- BSc (Hons) in Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) in Mathematics
Complementary subjects: A-level in Mathematics or Physics, which would allow students to progress to higher education to study engineering or other STEM-related programmes.
Staff details
Name: Mr Wilson
Degree Subject: BEng Mechanical Engineering, IEng Engineering MImechE and GCIBSE in project management and implementation
University studied at: Sheffield, Swansea and Sheffield Hallam.