This course is for school leavers with a keenness and aptitude for Engineering and learners who have some knowledge and basic skills in production or maintenance engineering to enable them to progress safely into the workplace/employment or who want to increase their skills and progress onto more advanced qualifications in the engineering sector. The following units are covered in this programme:
201 Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to work safely in an engineering environment. It will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or it will act as the basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment. It covers carrying out the learner’s work activities in accordance with instructions and by the use of safe working practices and procedures.
202 Carrying out engineering activities efficiently and effectively
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to cover a broad range of basic activities that will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or that will act as a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment.
203 Using and communicating technical information
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to make full use of text, numeric and graphical information, by interpreting and using technical information extracted from a range of documentation such as engineering drawings, technical manuals, technical specifications, reference tables and charts, electronic displays, planning and quality control documentation.
204 Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to set up and operate a computer aided drawing (CAD) system to produce detailed drawings for mechanical engineering activities. It will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or it will act as a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment. The type of drawings produced will include detail component drawings for manufacturing, assembly and sub-assembly drawings, installation drawings, fault location aids such as flow diagrams, and modification drawings.
262 Producing engineering project plans
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to produce detailed plans for an engineering project. It will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or it will provide a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment.
264 Conducting business improvement activities
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to conduct a business improvement activity using a systematic plan, do, check, act approach for an engineering operation or process. It will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering industry or engineering manufacturing sector, creating a progression between education and employment and acting as a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competencies in the working environment. The learner will be expected to adopt a systematic approach to conducting business improvement activities on an engineering/manufacturing operation or process to identify opportunities for the elimination of waste.
265 General machining, fitting and assembly applications
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to cover a broad range of basic machining, fitting and assembly activities that will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or that will provide a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment
268 General maintenance engineering applications
This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed to prove the competences required to cover a broad range of basic maintenance activities required for the maintenance of engineering equipment and systems. This will prepare the learner for entry into the engineering or manufacturing sectors, creating a progression between education and employment, or will provide a basis for the development of additional skills and occupational competences in the working environment.
