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T level in Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing (Engineering)

T level in Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing (Engineering)

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This is a new two-year full-time course designed in collaboration with employers, suitable for post 16 students looking to develop both knowledge and practical skills in the Engineering sector. This T level is designed to give you the knowledge and understanding of contexts, concepts, theories and principles in regard to Engineering.

  • Entry Requirements


    5 GCSE grade 4-9 including English and Maths (or equivalent).

    We will invite you to a Meet the Tutor event where you will receive information, advice, and guidance about the course you have applied for. This will be an opportunity for you to gain valuable information about the course and give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

    You will provide a copy of your last school report and / or a reference from an employer or relevant professional other this will include attendance. This is to ensure we can support to be able to achieve well on the course. Applicants with 85% or below attendance will have been deemed not to have met this criteria. All applicants are given an opportunity to discuss any evidence based mitigating circumstances that may have affected the reference / school report.

  • Course Content


    Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

    working within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors – an understanding of how materials, conditions and context influence design processes and products essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing – a knowledge and understanding of mathematics including standard matrices and determinants and standard trigonometry materials and their properties – understanding material processing techniques and their effects on materials and material quality, the condition of materials, how these are managed, and materials testing methods and techniques business, commercial and financial awareness - basic commercial principles including commercial priorities and markets, customers/clients/partners and resource allocation

    In addition to the core content, each student will also complete at least one module of occupation-specific content.

    The specialisms available in the Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level are:

    mechanical engineering electrical and electronic engineering control and instrumentation engineering structural engineering

  • Progression Next Steps


    Due to the high-level academic nature of the T-Level and the considerable industry placement element totalling a minimum of 315 hours, you will also have the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to successfully progress directly into a specialist area of the science industry, or you can progress to an apprenticeship or higher level study.

    Example job roles include:

    CAD technician 3d printing technician

  • Course Structure


    You will spend 80% of the course in your learning environment, gaining the skills that employers need. The other 20% is a meaningful industry placement, where you put your learnt skills into action.

  • Assessment Details


    Each of the Engineering and Manufacturing TQs are split into two main components: the Core, which is assessed by externally set written exams and an Employer-Set Project (ESP), and an Occupational Specialism (OS) which is assessed by a synoptic assignment.