Engineering Craft Skills

Vocational qualification

In Plymouth

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Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Location

    Plymouth

  • Duration

    1 Year

This full-time level one course is designed to give you a wide range of basic engineering craft skills across several trade areas. It will focus on practical skills with the required underpinning knowledge relating to the trade areas being covered.

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Location

Start date

Plymouth (Devon)
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Kings Road, PL1 5QG

Start date

On request

About this course

There are no specific entry requirements. However, you will be invited to attend an informal interview to assess your suitability for the course.

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Course Content

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Level One

What's it all about?:
This full-time level one course is designed to give you a wide range of basic engineering craft skills across several trade areas. It will focus on practical skills with the required underpinning knowledge relating to the trade areas being covered.

The trade areas to be covered will include machining, forming, assembling and joining engineering materials, involving a wide range of engineering machinery and welding equipment. Also covered within the course is basic motor vehicle maintenance skills.

Progression:
This course can provide progression to any of the following courses at the College:
  • motor vehicle, level two
  • welding and fabrication, level two
  • mechanical/maintenance, level two
  • an Apprenticeship in a related area.


Entry Requirements:
There are no specific entry requirements. However, you will be invited to attend an informal interview to assess your suitability for the course.

Duration: One year

Business Benefits:
After students complete this course, they will have a wide range of basic engineering craft skills allowing them to progress into a chosen trade area or apprenticeship.

Course Overview
What does the course involve?:

The course includes:
  • NOCN induction award
  • NOCN level one award in progression
  • one key skill to level one
  • Certificate in Engineering and Technology -EAL (level one)
  • Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) - EAL (level one)

Topics of study include:
  • machining engineering materials
  • joining engineering materials
  • motor vehicle maintenance
  • MIG welding
  • using lathes for turning
  • cutting and forming engineering materials

The course is predominantly hands on (PEO NVQ level one), with an emphasis towards gaining meaningful practical skills including use of tools, equipment and machinery. These practical skills are complimented by the technology course which provide the necessary academic content.

When can I study?:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 9.00am to 5.00pm

Are there any exams?:
Assessment for NVQ level one - training development and assessment at the training centre. Assessment for EAL technology course units will take the form of practical tasks/assignments.
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Course Type:

Additional

Location:
Kings Road Centre

Instalments:

Material Fees:


Level:
No level information available

Course Code:
ECS

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees are not applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2009/10 (August 2009 - July 2010). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2010/11.

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The course is great - I really enjoy it and have learnt so much over the last year. The lecturers are encouraging, which make you want to pull your weight and work in a team. Working in a live kitchen and serving real customers gives you lots of confidence.

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Engineering Craft Skills

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