Foundation Apprenticeship in Engineering

Course description

Engineers bring ideas to life. They design, create, test and improve all sorts of products and processes. It's an industry that offers careers in a range of sectors including space, aviation, transport, medicine and technology. You won't always be sitting at a desk and could be working in a laboratory, at sea, underground or in a processing plant. This course is not about Automotive e.g. engines and how to fix them and is mainly academic and not craft skills.At the end of this course you will have gained a National Certificate (NC) in Engineering Systems at SCQF Level 6 and five units from the SVQ in Performing Engineering Operations at SCQF Level 5. For the National Certificate (NC) in Engineering Systems at SCQF Level 6, you will undertake 12 units which must be achieved in order to gain the full NC award, these units may include: Communications Mathematics for Technicians Engineering: Applying IT Engineering Materials Engineering Systems Mechanical Principles Electrical Principles Plant Maintenance Practice CAD for Engineers Health and Safety: Engineering Engineering Dynamics: An Introduction Electrical Testing and MeasurementYou will also complete 5 units from SVQ Performing Engineering Operations at SCQF Level 5: Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering Using and Communicating Technical Information Producing Components Using Hand Fitting Techniques Maintaining Mechanical Devices and Equipment

Learning outcome

Successful completion of the Foundation Apprenticeship could provide progression to: Advanced Entry to Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering (SCQF Level 6) HNC and HND Engineering Systems BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering