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Engineering (Level 3 National Extended Diploma)
Pearson BTEC
Engineering
Available Sessions
Course Offering
- Site location Strand Road
Course Modules
- Engineering Principles
- Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team
- Engineering Product Design and Manufacture
- Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering
- A Specialist Engineering Project
- Microcontroller Systems for Engineers
- Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems
- (Optional) : Programmable Logic Controllers
- (Optional) : Further Engineering Mathematics
- (Optional) : Computer Aided Design in Engineering
- (Optional) : Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
- (Optional) : Electronic Devices and Circuits
- (Optional) : Analogue Electronic Circuits
- (Optional) : Electronic Printed Circuit Board Design and Manufacture
- (Optional) : Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Materials
- (Optional) : Static Mechanical Principles in Practice
Entry Requirements
UK Requirements
Level 2 Diploma in Engineering OR 4 GCSEs (Grade C or above) to include Maths at Grade B.ROI Requirements
Level 2 Diploma in Engineering OR 4 OLCs (Grade O5 or above) to include Maths at O4 OR Leaving Cert Applied – Merit.Work Placement
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What's Next?
Further Study
Successful completion of this course will allow you to progress to Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma and HLA courses within NWRC. You can also progress to university to study a degree course in areas such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Electronics and Computing and Agricultural EngineeringCareer Prospects
This qualification has been designed as a two-year, full-time course that meets entry requirements in its own right for learners wanting to progress to employment in engineering. Learners gain relevant skills and knowledge from studying a range of content focused on electrical/electronic and mechanical disciplines, for example electrical machines and maintenance of mechanical systems. Progression could be either directly to employment in Level 3 job roles or to higher level apprenticeship programmes.Enquiry
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