About the Course
- Merthyr
- 01 August 2025
- Technology
- Full Time
Course Outline
Why choose to study Engineering with us? Fantastic facilities. Excellent partnerships and apprenticeship opportunities with local organisations e.g. General Dynamics. Excellent partnership with the University of South Wales Opportunities to engage in European work experience placements.
Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs grade A* - C to include Mathematics, English and successful interview demonstrating motivation and commitment to the programme
What will I learn?
The qualification includes a combination of units that aim to develop understanding and application of engineering principles and techniques. Workshop based units are taught alongside academic units to provide students with a broad knowledge and understanding of engineering. This quaification has been designed to be more acedemic than the other level 3 engineering courses and is designed for those students primarily wishing to advance to a 3 year university degree course or seeking an apprentiship.
Course Assessment
Internal assessments and external examination
Career Progression
Duration
01 August 2025 - 31 July 2026
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