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Engineering – Level 3

Start Date : September 2026
Location : Wellington Campus

COURSE FEATURES

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Complex engineering principles, including mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems

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Training in CAD design, machining, fabrication, and advanced problem-solving techniques

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Encourages independent research, teamwork, and innovation

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Prepares students for apprenticeships, university degrees, or direct employment in engineering roles

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On this two-year course you will gain the knowledge, understanding and skills to prepare for employment, a higher apprenticeship or further education in the engineering field.

The course is designed by BTEC and covers subjects such as engineering principles, working safely as a team, product design and manufacture, and quality principles – alongside specialist electronic and maintenance units that make use of the expert staff and advanced teaching equipment.

Units:
– Engineering principles
– Engineering product design and manufacture
– Delivery of engineering processes safely as a team
– Electronic printed circuit board design and manufacture
– Engineering maintenance and condition monitoring techniques
– Applied commercial and quality principles in engineering
– Electronic devices and circuits
– Microcontroller systems for engineers
– Calculus to solve engineering problems
– Engineering maintenance and condition monitoring techniques
– Programmable logic controllers
– Mechanical behaviour of metallic materials
– Specialist engineering project
– Static mechanical principles in practice
– Dynamic mechanical principles in practice

Work placement opportunities: Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land, Muller Dairies UK, Moveero (formerly GKN Wheels)
Progressing to: Trainee maintenance or design engineer jobs across a range of sectors including engineering, food production and the NHS

Aspirational careers: Manufacturing engineer, maintenance engineer, product design engineer
4 GCSEs at grades 9-4 including English and maths
This course is graded through externally marked exams and assessments.
Required Personal Protective Equipment:

– Navy blue overalls

Protective footwear

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