Part-Time Course Guide
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Engineering (Electrical & Electronic HND) (Level 5 Higher Level Apprenticeship)
Pearson BTEC
Engineering
Available Sessions
You may be eligible for funding on this course *
If you are an employer or employee of a NI based company
* Terms and Conditions apply
Course Offering
- Site location Strand Road
Course Modules
- Engineering Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Principles
- Digital Principles
- Engineering Design
- Managing a Professional Engineering Project
- Electronic Circuits and Devices
- Engineering Science 1
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Engineering Mathematics
- Engineering Science
- Electrical and Electronic Principles
- Digital Principles
- Engineering Design
- Managing a Professional Engineering Project
- Electronic Circuits and Devices
- Industrial Power Electronics and Storage
- Further Maths
- Embedded Systems
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Research Project
- Industrial Power, Electronics and Storage
- Industrial Systems
- Further Electrical, Electronic and Digital Principles
Entry Requirements
UK Requirements
48 UCAS points to include one pass in related discipline and GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C or equivalent OR Relevant Access course with an overall mark of at least 41%, including passes in Mathematics and a Science subject. APEL applicableROI Requirements
48 UCAS points to include one pass in related discipline and OLC English and Mathematics at Grade O5 or equivalent OR Relevant Access course with an overall mark of at least 41%, including passes in Mathematics and a Science subject. APEL applicableWork Placement
You will need to be in employment or about to take up employment in a company relevant to your chosen profession.
What's Next?
Further Study
If pathways to HLA level 6 - 7 studies exist then participants may wish to consider continuing their progression as a Higher Level Apprentice. Successful completion of the Higher National Diploma with appropriate grades can enable progression to Year 2 BEng (Hons) degree pathway of related degree at Ulster University or similar degrees at other universities.Career Prospects
Whether you want to specialise in electrical, electronics,mechanical, manufacturing, production, aeronautical, energy supply, communications or maintenance engineering, there is a wide range of engineering opportunities available in Ireland, the UK and abroad.Enquiry
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