BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Engineering (Yr 1 of yr 3 course)

B3DE1D

Entry Requirements

GCSE grades 4-9 in five subjects including Mathematics, Science, English Language and 2 of the following - Design Technology, Business and ICT.

Or BTEC Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Engineering with overall MM, and merit in Unit 10 Mathematics for Engineering, with GCSE grades 4-9 in Mathematics.

And a good academic reference or school report

Mature candidates and those with overseas qualifications will also be considered, subject to interview and initial assessment.

Course Content

This course is equivalent in size to two A Levels. It has 10 units of which 6 are mandatory and 2 are externally assessed. All units must be passed to achieve the qualification.

Year 1

• Unit 1 Engineering Principles (Mandatory EA)
• Unit 2 Delivery of Engineering Processes safety as a Team (Mandatory IA)
• Unit 7 Calculus to solve Engineering problems (Mandatory IA)

Year 2

• Unit 3 Engineering Product Design and Manufacture (Mandatory EA)
• Unit 4 Applied Commercial and quality principles in Engineering (Mandatory IA)
• Unit 19 Electronic Devices and Circuits (Optional IA)

Year 3

• Unit 5 A specialist Engineering Project (Mandatory IA)
• Unit 8 Further Engineering Mathematics (Optional IA)
• Unit 25 Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Materials (Optional IA)
• Unit 27 Static Mechanical Principles in practice (Optional IA)

IA – Internal Assessment EA – External Assessment

Study Methods

Each unit is studied through workshop, online and classroom activities. There is a weekly tutorial and private study to enable students to work on their own.

Theory is delivered through blended learning which may include face to face and some online learning including Google classroom, I-GVS, Zoom and other online learning platforms. The mode of delivery will be governed by the Covid-19 guidelines adopted by the college at that time and may vary throughout the course.

How is the course assessed

Units 1 and 3 will be assessed externally by the awarding body (Pearson). The remaining units will be assessed internally by course assignments and tests.