Level 3 National Extended Diploma Engineering - Advanced Electronics

This course is suitable for someone who wishes to pursue a career in an Electronics Engineering environment.

Whilst this is an academic course, students will have the opportunity to be involved in workshop activities and hands on projects involved from design to completion.

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.

The content of this qualification has been developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies to ensure relevance to current industry practice in engineering occupational disciplines.

This course will ensure that you have an understanding of Electronics Engineering fundamentals to allow you to pursue a higher level qualification or enter the workplace.

This two-year, full-time course equivalent to 3 A levels meets entry requirements for learners wanting to progress to employment in electrical and electronic engineering, such as a power engineering technician.

Learners gain relevant skills and knowledge from studying a range of units, for example in electronic devices and circuits, programmable logic controllers, printed circuit board design and manufacture, microcontrollers and/or calculus.

Progression could be either directly to employment in Level 3 job roles, Higher Level Apprenticeship programmes or via higher education courses in engineering.

There is also two weeks work experience in year 2 of the programme.

You will be required to complete Essential Skills ICT if you do not have a GCSE grade C.

You will attend college a minimum of 15 hours per week

Assessment for this programme is carried out on a continuous basis using a combination of written assignments and practical assessments for 15 units.

Engineering Principles and Engineering Product Design and Manufacture will require an external exam in year 1.

In year 2 Microcontroller Systems for Engineers will be externally examined.