Year 1: Engineering Principles; Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team; Product Design & Manufacture; Applied Commercial & Quality Principles; Electronic Devices & Circuits; Manufacturing Secondary Machine Processes; Computer Aided Design (CAD) and you will undertake work experience in the engineering sector.

Year 2: Specialist Engineering Project; Microcontroller Systems; Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems; Dynamic Mechanical Principles in Practice; Fabrication Manufacturing Processes; Power & Energy Electronics; Analogue Electronic Circuits; Digital & Analogue Electronic Systems, Computer Aided Manufacturing Planning and Manufacturing Computer Numerical Control Machining Processes.

All modules are subject to viability of offering

Your assessment will include:

• Portfolio of Evidence
• Projects
• Essays/Written Assignments
• In Class & Online Tests
• Practical Demonstrations
• Case Studies
• Class Activities/Discussions
• Presentations

This course allows progression to university level courses at Preston College in a range of engineering subjects. You can choose to gain higher level skills in electrical engineering by studying one of our HNC engineering programmes.

For workshop activities you will need to purchase suitable overalls and steel toe capped work boots at a cost. Progression to year two is dependent on successful completion of year one. This qualification forms part of the Level 3 apprenticeship framework. There are a range of enrichment activities available including trips to exhibitions, trade shows and local companies. 

You will need five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A* to C) including English Language, Maths and Science or a Level 2 Diploma at Merit or Distinction Level in Engineering. You will also be required to attend an interview.