Access to Engineering

What will I learn?

This course offers an introduction to the subject and outlines what students can expect to study.

• Maths National 4
• Skills for Work National 5 – Engineering skills - Mechanical & Fabrication
• Skills for Work National 5 – Engineering skills - Electrical & Electronic
• Skills for Work National 5 – Engineering skills - Maintenance
• Skills for Work National 5 – Engineering skills - Design & Manufacture
• IOSH – Working Safely
• ICT National 4 Communication National 4
• Understanding Industry National 4
• Engineering Dimensional Control National 5
• Physics Cluster
• Practical Electricity Access 3(0.5 Credit)
• Practical Electricity Intermediate 1(0.5 Credit)
• Electrical Installation Practices National 4
• Guidance: On-Going Access 3 H0EY34 (0.5 Credit) & Guidance: Pre-Exit Access 3 H0F109

What qualifications do I need?

• A real interest in working in Engineering
• National 4s or equivalent
• Mature students returning to education with no formal education but have life experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Acceptance onto this course will be via interview

What can I do after?

On completion of the course it is possible for candidates to progress onto NC awards in Mechanical, Electrical and Engineering Systems Engineering or Pre-apprenticeship courses.

Successful Graduates are unsurprisingly in demand are will be expected to pursue a career at Craft level within a number of Engineering sectors. These include opportunities that currently exist in engineering manufacturing, engineering mechanical maintenance, engineering electrical maintenance, engineering design and renewable.

SCQF 4

Programme Information

Start: August

End: June