Planit


Engineering Practice

Dumfries and Galloway College

Venues

Dumfries Campus, Stranraer Campus

Content

This award is designed for suitably qualified school leavers or mature learners who have an interest in engineering and wish to gain employment in the engineering industry as a Mechanical Technician, Electrical Technician, Fabrication Welder or an Engineering Maintenance Technician. This award is also suitable for anyone with an interest in Multiple Skilled crafts. Successful completion of the award also provides a sound foundation for anyone who wishes to study engineering at higher level.

The course seeks to combine the development of practical skills with underpinning knowledge to enable successful candidates to develop and sustain a career in the engineering industry or to study at higher level.

Entry Requirements

4 subjects at National 4, or NQ Introduction to Engineering and Renewable Energy. Interview.

Start Date

August

Qualification

NC

Study Method

Full time

Course Length

36 weeks

Department

Electrical Engineering

SCQF Level

5

Career Area

Engineering

Career Sectors

Aeronautical Engineering

Chemical and Materials Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering General

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (including Fabrication and Welding)

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Offshore and Energy