Engineering Diploma - Level 3

Three routes are avliable on this course Manufacturing, Electronics and Aeronautical.

These courses provide the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for engineering technicians in either Manufacturing, Electronic or Aeronautical Engineering. It also provides a progression route to higher education vocational qualifications such as BTEC Higher Nationals, a degree or NVQ Level 4.

These are made up of 6 core and mandatory units and selection of specialist units these will be confirmed by the tutor.

For Manufacturing the set units are;

• Health & Safety
• Communication for Technicians
• Mathematics for Technicians
• Mechanical Principles & Applications
• Engineering Primary Forming Process
• Engineering Secondary/Finishing Processes
• Engineering Project
• Further Maths for technicians
• Computer Aided Drafting
• Computer Numerical Control Of Machine Tools
• Setting & Proving Secondary Processing Machines

For Aeronautical the set units are;

• Business Systems for Technicians
• Communications for Technicians
• Engineering Project
• Mathematics for Technicians
• Electrical and Electronic Principles
• Mechanical Principles and Applications
• Aircarft Workshop Principles and Practices
• Theory of Flight
• Human Factors in Aerospace Engineering
• Aircraft Maintenance Practices
• Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
• Aircraft Propulsion Systems
• Airfram Systems
• Avionic Systems
• Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines
• Aircraft Eelctrcial Systems
• Further Mathematics for Technicians

For Electronics the Set units are;

• Health and Safety
• Communication for Technicians
• Science
• Mathematics
• Electrical and Elctronic Principles
• Communications for Technicians
• Project
• Further maths for Technicians
• Further Electrical Principles

Specialist Units Covered

• Fabrication/Welding
• Engineering Materials
• Engineering Design
• CNC Machining
• Finishing/Secondary Processes
• Electrical & Electronic Principles
• Further Mathematics for Technicians
• Mechanical Measurements and Inspection Techniques
• Electronics
• Analogue elctronics
• Digital Electronics
• Electrical Applications
• Electronic Measurement and Test
• Engineering Workplace Practices
• Further Electronics
• Three Phase Systems
• Three Phase Motors
• Electrical Technology

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