Print this pageHNC Mechanical Engineering
The 10 unit award provides an appropriate technical education for a range of technical and management careers in engineering. It also provides specialist studies which are directly relevant to job roles in which learners are currently working or in which they intend to seek employment.
Who is this course for?
The course is designed to complement the industrial training of apprentices/trainees preparing for related technician occupations and to provide a broader specialist knowledge and experience for the higher technician occupations.
What will I study?
Year 1
• Analytical Methods for Engineers
• Engineering Science
• Design Engineering
• Materials
• Manufacturing Processes
Year 2
• Project
• Mechanical principles
• Composite Materials
• Business Management
Techniques
• Energy Management
How will I be taught?
A typical day consists of a total of 5 sessions of 1.5 guided learning hours. There are break periods and lunch times in addition
How will I be assessed?
All assessments are assignment based and there are no formal exams. All units are internally assessed. All assessment is criterion referenced based on the achievement of specified learning outcomes.
Where could this course lead?
Higher Technician occupations, progression onto a HND or Degree course.
