Access to Higher Education Engineering - College Certificate (Engineering) Part-time

Access to Higher Education Engineering College Certificate (Engineering) Location Start Date Day Time Fees Duration Warwick, Trident 08-Apr-2016 Fri TBA TBA 10Week(s) What will I study?

To complete the Access to Higher Education Course students will study subjects that are Mathematics and Science based to ensure that they have appropriate analytical skills to enable them to achieve when they are accepted on HE courses at Level 4 and 5.

What modules are covered?

Core subjects will include Engineering, Maths, Engineering Science: including Mechanical, Electrical and Materials Science. Other engineering topics may be included depending upon the prior experience of the applicants.

What qualifications will I get?

College Certificate

How will I be assessed?

Assignments and examination at the end of the course.

What is the entry process?

Applications should be made using the standard College Part Time Application Form, available on the College website and forward to College Admissions. You are also advised to discuss your application with the Course Tutor, Simon Smithers (01926) 884910 or 884914

Entry to the course requires all students to complete a successful interview and familiarisation exercise and will be at the discretion of the Engineering HE Admission Team.

What are the entry requirements?

Minimum qualifications: Full level 3

Students should be able to demonstrate a strong interest in the engineering industry and are likely to hold qualifications at Level 3 which do not provide the traditional entry requirements onto HE Courses (Foundation Degree and Higher National Engineering) at Warwickshire College.

Normally applicants will be expected to have a Level 3 qualification in an Engineering subject that does not traditionally provide access to Higher Education courses eg: City and Guilds Level 3 in an Engineering based subject.

What else do I need to know?

Applicants will typically:

Have the ability to provide evidence to show that they are capable of achieving realistic goals in a vocationally related setting.

Have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a vocationally related setting.

Be a practical 'can do' person

Develop skills and the related knowledge and understanding required within the engineering industry or business sector, as identified by the relevant employer, professional bodies or Sector Skills Council.

This course will be run on a day release basis.

What can I do after this course?

This course is specifically designed for students who wish to progress to Warwickshire College's own courses and no other College or University.

Got a question about this course?

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We make every effort to ensure that these course details are accurate. Warwickshire College reserves the right to make alterations. Fees may be indicative at the time of publishing.

We are one of only five colleges in the UK to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council – meaning our higher education quality and standards are equal to any university.As one of the largest further and higher education colleges in the UK, with six unique colleges across two counties, we aim to deliver learning experiences which lead to the development of wider skill bases and improved destinations for all of our students. Our recent Ofsted inspection highlights our success and strong focus both on students and on meeting industry needs. We are also one of only five colleges in the UK to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council – meaning our higher education quality and standards are equal to any university.