ENGINEERING BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate Venue: South Downs Campus Duration: 1 year Overview You will study multiple units on this course. These include:
– Investigating an Engineered Product – You will learn how technical specifications are used to communicate essential information about a product to the engineer who is to manufacture or maintain it – Electrical and Mechanical Science for Engineering – You will learn how we define current, voltage, resistance, power, electrical charge, electromotive force and potential difference in direct current electrical circuits These units will give you a good introduction into engineering and help you to gain new skills, such as using traditional workshop machinery. Assessment You will be assessed on a constant basis throughout the course. The assessment procedure for each unit involves completing a programme of assignments. The evidence produced will satisfy Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria. Two units are externally verified via exams. The ‘Engineering World’ unit is an online multiple choice exam and ‘Interpreting and Using Engineering Information’ is a paper- based exam, both of which are done under controlled conditions at the College. Progression Successful students may advance to a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering, or to an Apprenticeship in Engineering at Level 3. Progression to Level 3 will depend on your attendance, Level 2 results and GCSE grades. Entry Requirements Five GCSEs at grade three or above Including English Language and Mathematics.
– Safety in the workplace – The use of hand tools – Electronic assembly – Wiring circuits – Drilling and machinery Structure
The course is divided into the following units: – Engineering World- You will be introduced to some of the key engineering sectors, as well as a variety of products associated with them – Health & Safety in Engineering – This will introduce you to the world of Health & Safety while working in the engineering world – Vehicle Electrical Systems – You will practically and theoretically discover the working electrical systems of a modern-day vehicle – Engineering Materials – Materials can behave or react in different ways depending on their make- up. To describe this, we talk about a material’s properties – Electronic Circuit Design and Construction – Our lives are dominated by electronic devices, whether it’s a smartphone or a satellite beaming our favourite television programmes into our homes. All have one thing in common: they are controlled by some form of input device – Mathematics for Engineering – You will learn about arithmetic and the way that numbers are used when solving engineering problems – Machining Techniques – A variety of tools are used for the machining operations you will perform in this unit. You will learn about the functions of simple and complex tools to help you decide which tool is most suitable for particular machining tasks – Interpreting and Using Engineering Information – Working drawings are used to provide engineers with the information they need to manufacture an engineered product. They can be produced by hand using paper and pencil, or in a more sophisticated way with a computer-aided drawing (CAD) system
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