Level 3 - BTEC National Foundation Diploma in Engineering

4 GCSE's at grades 4-9 (A*- C), which should include Maths & English (or Maths & English Functional Skills Pass at L2).

BTEC L2 Extended Certificate in Engineering with a minimum MM Grade and 2 GCSE's in Maths & English (or Maths & English Functional Skills Pass at L2).

BTEC L2 Diploma in Engineering with a minimum MM Grade and 2 GCSE's in Maths & English (or Maths & English Functional Skills Pass at L1).

L3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering (Merton Campus).

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Purpose:
Designed as a 1 year full-time course for post-16 Level 3 learners that supports progression to an apprenticeship in engineering or to a further year of study at Level 3 (Extended Diploma in Engineering) or directly to employment.

All sizes attract UCAS points and are widely recognised by universities and employers.

Equivalent to 1 1/2 A Levels

Total units: 7 (540 GLH) 4 Mandatory Units PLUS 3 Optional Units Engineering Principles Delivery of Engineering Processes as a Team Engineering Product Design & Manufacture Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering Computer Aided Design in Engineering (2D & 3D CAD) Electronic Devices & Circuits Electronic Measurement & Testing of Electronic Circuits

Types of assessment Your BTEC Level 3 Nationals Engineering qualifications take a unit-by-unit approach and offer a combination of assessment s. This gives your learners the opportunity to showcase their skills and apply their knowledge in an appropriate, work-related context, and provides evidence of what they can do when they apply to enter higher education or employment.

• Assignments; are practical tasks set in work-related scenarios that can be tailored to local industry needs for your learners. Learners demonstrate how they apply knowledge and skills to complete a practical project over a period of time, working individually or in groups.
• Tasks are practical work-related scenarios completed in realistic, time-based situations. They are completed in controlled conditions and tasks have pre-released information. Learners demonstrate how to apply learning to common workplace or HE scenarios. For written exams, learners draw on essential information to create written answers to practical questions in exam conditions. Learners demonstrate they can apply appropriate knowledge to a work-related challenge in timed conditions.