L4 BTEC Higher National Certificate for Mechanical Engineering for England – Part Time Delivery

Mechanical Engineering for England pathway – HVGB3. This is the latest Higher Technical Qualification and “quality marked” by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Qualifications (IfATE)

The part-time programme is scheduled to cover 4 units per year; each unit is worth 15 credits. 120 credits are required for the HNC. The 120 HNC credits are required as a prerequisite for the HND, which is a further 120 credits at level 5; the HND therefore requires 240 credits in total. Full-time programmes are delivered over one college year.

• Unit 4001 – Engineering Design
• Unit 4002 – Engineering Mathematics
• Unit 4004 – Managing a Professional Engineering Project

The remaining 5 “specialist” units are:

• Unit 4008 – Mechanical Principles
• Unit 4011 – Fluid Mechanics
• Unit 4013 – Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines
• Unit 4014 – Production Engineering for Manufacture
• Unit 4017 – Quality and Process Improvement

Students who have completed level 3 Engineering qualifications and wish to progress will be interviewed prior to entry, as the level 4 programme has a high level of maths and science content. Minimum qualification entry is a Level 3 EAL extended diploma, BTEC Level 3 Certificate or Diploma, “A” level maths or “A” level science. In all cases, a good maths capability is required. It is anticipated that all applicants will be currently employed in the Engineering sector, ideally employed in one of the appropriate pathways of mechanical or electrical engineering.

Written assignments.

Student Finance Higher Education Loan available for eligible Learners, course costs apply.

Students can progress onto the L5 HND.

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