Course Overview
If you are currently unsure if you would like an apprenticeship now, or to go on and study at University, or possibly gain an apprenticeship at a later date after gaining some extra skills, then this is the course for you.
You’ll learn Electrical and Electronic engineering skills by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations.
… You’re a school leaver with good GCSE grades
… You want an alternative to the traditional A level route
… You’d like to go on to university or to do an apprenticeship
You’ll study units including:
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- Unit 1 Engineering Principles
- Unit 2 Communications/Health and Safety/CAD
- Unit 3 Engineering Product Design
- Unit 4 Applied Commercial Quality
- Unit 15 Electrical Machines
- Unit 19 Electronic Devices and Circuits
- Unit 22 Electronic Printed Circuits Board Manufacture
You’ll be assessed through assignments, reports, short tests, practical and portfolio work. Each assignment contains various tasks graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction. Upon completion, you’ll achieve:
- Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Skills Activities (to help you progress into employment)
- Maths and English (if you do not hold a Grade C in Maths and English GCSE
- Other relevant qualifications to enhance your skill set
You can study Electronic/Electrical Engineering at university level or complete an apprenticeship in this sector. Alternatively, you can look at jobs that specialise in this type of engineering.
Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including mathematics at grade B and English/Welsh first language OR an appropriate Level 2 Diploma qualification at Merit grade and GCSE Maths and English/Welsh first language at C grade or above.
