National Extended Certificate in Engineering 

National Extended Certificate in Engineering Summary

Engineering covers a broad variety of roles, and it involves the application of scientific principles and practical knowledge to transform ideas and materials into products and systems safely and support them during their lifetime. This qualification has a focus on a broad range of engineering specialist areas. Learners taking this qualification will study mandatory content covering, engineering principles and mathematics, health and safety, interpreting and creating computer-aided engineering drawings and the design and manufacture of products. Upon completion of this qualification learners will have gained an array of engineering skills and knowledge to allow them to progress onto a university degree or apprenticeship in a vast amount of engineering sectors.

Entry Requirements

Grade 5 in GCSE English, Grade 5 in GCSE Maths, Grade 5 in GCSE Design & Technology and/ or L2 Merit WJEC Engineering

Course Duration

2 years

Specification

Pearson BTEC

How you will study

Engineering will involve a range of study techniques and assessment methods. The engineering principles and engineering applications units are both externally assessed, and you will spend the 2 years of the course building your skills and knowledge in these areas to prepare you for the written examination. The other two units you will study are based on workshops and ICT rooms and are assessed internally as coursework. For these units you will be required to produce practical pieces and supporting coursework material.

Component breakdown

Unit 1 – Engineering principles – 120 GLH – 2hr exam
Students will develop the skills and knowledge required to solve mechanical, electrical and electronic-based engineering problems by applying appropriate mathematical and physical science principles.

Unit 2 – Engineering applications – 60GLH – 2hr exam
In this unit students will explore how advances in modern technology are reshaping how a wide range of engineering sectors function. They will also explore how engineers use their understanding of materials and processes to devise sustainable solutions to engineering problems.

Unit 3 – Engineering Design – 120 GLH – Coursework .
Students will create a design solution in response to an engineering design challenge by developing three dimensional (3D) models and two-dimensional (2D) detailed drawings including the use of a computer-aided design (CAD) system and other modelling techniques.

Unit 4 – Engineering project – 60 GLH-Coursework
Students apply project management principles to undertake an individual project and will develop conceptual or practical solutions to a chosen engineering problem related to a relevant engineering specialist area.

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