Course Details
Course Code: 0106P28-1
Course Length: 550
Location: WCT - Cathedral Building, Deansway
Day/ Time: Wed 08:45 - 17:30
Fees: £2520
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Engineering
HNC Engineering (Manufacturing)
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Is this course right for me?
Manufacturing Engineering is the perfect career choice for critical thinkers who enjoy a technical yet creative approach to their work. From consumer electronics such as televisions to food, vehicles and machinery, this is a diverse sector involving the creation and production of a range of industrial and commercial products. Our HNC will prepare you for work at a technical or supervisory role and will develop your knowledge, understanding and vocational skills to a high level.
What makes WCT the best?
Our excellent links with employers in Worcestershire and the surrounding areas gives you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and advice from people already working in the industry. You will benefit from various pathway options that allow you to specialise in an area of interest that is relevant to your future career. Our natural progression routes between different programmes and courses make it easier for you to improve your qualifications and enhance your learning experience
How will I learn?
You will attend College for one day a week over an eighteen month period. In your first year, this will be on a Wednesday from 8.45am – 5.30pm. In your second year, this will be on a Monday, from 8.45am – 5.30pm.
What will I be doing?
In your first year, you will learn the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to understand second year modules. Your second year will then develop your depth of understanding with higher thinking and cognitive skills.
You will study the following modules:
- Analytical Methods L3
- Analytical Methods L4
- Engineering Science
- Advanced Machine Tools
- Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling Principles
- Application of Hydraulics/Pneumatics
- Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
- Computer Aided Machining
Entry requirements
We aim to make our qualifications available to everyone who is capable of reaching the required standards.
You will need one of the following to apply for the course:
- A relevant Level 3 or National Certificate/Diploma in Engineering, AVCE full award or GNVQ Advanced in Engineering
- A Levels in Mathematics and an appropriate Science
- Related work experience or qualifications deemed equivalent to those above
Assessment
You will be assessed on an ongoing basis through assignment-based coursework, although there are some internally set tests. You will be assessed by the College and then externally moderated by BTEC Edexcel.
What next?
If you wish to progress to further study, you may want to consider a university degree course in an engineering subject, or an eighteen month ‘top-up’ to a Foundation Degree in Manufacturing or HND Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering.
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you can choose to specialise in areas such as Product Design, where you will use computer aided design software to design products that meet performance, quality and cost targets, alongside anticipating the impact of products on society, i.e. how they will be used, decomposed and recycled. Other areas to specialise in include Process Design and Improvement, Facility Design, Operations Management and Information Systems.
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