Full Time Engineering BTEC National Diploma Level 3

Engineering BTEC National Diploma Level 3 (Sept '10)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2010.

Course code: B07681

Course category: Full-time

End Qualification: BTEC National Diploma

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2010

Course duration: 36 weeks

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
There are an estimated 800,000 engineers employed in the UK and the engineering manufacturing industry employs 1.7 million people in total.
This course aims to develop your existing skills, qualifications and training, to give you an advanced understanding of the knowledge and techniques required within the Engineering industry.
You will learn within a practical environment, on excellent facilities and will gain first rate training on this programme.

Course content:
On this course you will learn about:

• Communications for technicians
• Computer aided drafting
• Analogue electronics
• Electrical and electronic principles
• Electronic manufacture
• Engineering secondary/finishing processes
• Mathematics for technicians
• Mechanical principles and applications
• Principles and applications of electronic devices and circuits
• Business systems for technicians
• Computer numerical control of machine tools
• Engineering design
• Engineering primary forming processes
• Engineering project
• Further mathematics for technicians
• Principles and applications of microelectronics
• Selection and applications of programmable logic controllers

Facilities for students:
Our Engineering department benefits from some of the best facilities in the region. You will work with machinery and equipment that is used in the professional world and will leave you well prepared for when you begin employment.
Our facilities were recently recognised by being awarded hosting duties for one of the Heats events for the World Skills International competitions.

Assessment: This is mainly by a process of continuous assessment . Successful students will complete a number of internally set and marked assignments which will be externally moderated.

Awarding Body: Edexcel

Entry Requirements:
Minimum of 4 GCSEs Grade A to C to include English, Maths and Science or Technology or a Merit grade in the intermediate course or equivalent qualification.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Progression and links:
Following successful completion of this course you may wish to progress onto the City College Foundation Degree in Engineering or you can apply for one of the many Engineering Degree programmes at a University of your choice.

Academic Centre:
CENG - Engineering

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.

Home/EU students tuition fees (per year) : tbc

International tuition fees (per year) : tbc

Total for 19 and over : tbc
Total for under 19 : N/A
Total for international students : tbc