Engineering

During the 2-year programme, students will develop the core knowledge and skills that are needed for entry to a range of design and development occupations for engineering and manufacturing, and includes 9 weeks minimum working with an employer on an industry placement.  Students can also use this T Level to progress to a related higher-level apprenticeship or course of study at a higher level.

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

• working within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors – an understanding of how materials, conditions and context influence design processes and products
• essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing – a knowledge and understanding of mathematics including standard matrices and determinants and standard trigonometry
• materials and their properties – understanding material processing techniques and their effects on materials and material quality, the condition of materials, how these are managed, and materials testing methods and techniques
• business, commercial and financial awareness - basic commercial principles including commercial priorities and markets, customers/clients/partners and resource allocation

In addition to the core content, each student will also complete at least one module of occupation-specific content.

The specialisms available in the Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level are:

• electrical and electronic engineering

The specialisms available in the T Level in Maintenance, installation and repair for engineering and manufacturing are:

• maintenance engineering technologies: mechatronic