Engineering (Triple Award) BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (Block B)

The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Engineering is a Technical qualification. This qualification has been designed as a two-year, full-time course 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, power and energy systems, printed circuit board design and manufacture, microcontrollers and/or calculus. Learning is achieved through the completion of projects and assignments based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands. The course will require elements of home study and some assessments will take the form of examinations.

A minimum of 5 subjects at GCSE Grade 4/BTEC Level 2 Pass or higher with at least a Grade 4 in GCSE English, a Grade 5 in GCSE Maths, and a Merit or higher in BTEC Level 2 Engineering/a grade 5 or higher in any GCSE Design Technology subject.

Modules Studied (Mandatory) • Unit 1 – Engineering Principles (written exam) • Unit 2 – Delivery of Engineering Processes safely as team • Unit 3 – Engineering Product Design & Manufacture (written exam) • Unit 4 – Applied Commercial & Quality Principles in Engineering • Unit 5 – A Specialist Engineering Project • Unit 6 - Microcontroller Systems for Engineers (written exam) • Unit 7 - Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems Optional Units: • Unit 10 – Computer Aided Design in Engineering • Unit 19 – Electronic Devices & Circuits • Unit 14 – Electrical Installation of Hardware and Cables • Unit 22 – Electronic Printed Circuit Board Design and Manufacture • Unit 20 - Analogue Electronic Circuits • Unit 21 - Electronic Measurement and Testing of Circuits • Unit 15 - Electrical Machines • Unit 23 - Digital and Analogue Electronic Systems • Unit 35 - Computer Programming

Students can either progress directly to an apprenticeship or employment or can progress to higher education to study for an engineering degree. The qualification has been designed to meet the Tech Bacc measure when studied alongside Level 3 Mathematics and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Students can go onto to study for a degree, including: BEng (Hons) in Engineering, BEng (Hons) in Electronics Engineering, BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, BSc (Hons) in Computer Science