HTQ Edexcel HNC Engineering for England (Level 4)

Do you want to be an engineer? The HNC Engineering course will teach you the fundamentals of engineering,. The HNC course is an ideal first step for those who want to progress in the engineering industry and provides a platform for further study or training. 

Delivery of the HNC will take place at The Institute of Technology at Grantham College via formal lectures and practical workshops/tutorials. Related course materials are available on the colleges ‘MS teams’ channels. Dependent upon semester attendance at the College contact hours will be approximately 10 hours class contact over two days per week.  For each hour within the classroom at least on hour will be required of self study.  The course runs over one academic year.

There is a mixture of specialist’s staff delivering the course, with varying industrial, academic and teaching experience. All staff have a BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) degrees in their field of expertise.

Level 3 in Engineering related qualification, or A-level physics and mathematics with supporting passes at GCSE A, B or C in an appropriate science or technology subject

Or

Other Qualifications & Industrial experience will be considered on merit

Units that the HNC Engineering course consist of are as follows :

Mandatory

• Unit 4001 : Engineering Design
• Unit 4002 : Engineering Maths
• Unit 4004 : Managing a professional Engineering Project
• Unit 4014 : Production Engineering for Manufacture
• Unit 4017 : Quality and Process Improvement

Three Specialist mandatory units are also required. These can be either:

‘General Engineering’ mandatory specialist:

• Unit 4006 : Mechatronics
• Unit 4008 : Mechanical Principles
• Unit 4020 : Digital Principles

Electrical\Electronic’ mandatory specialist:

• Unit 4015 : Automation, Robotics and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Unit 4019 : Electrical & Electronic Principles
• Unit 4021 : Electrical Machines

Each unit is worth 15 credit, at level 4. To complete the HNC qualification to a minimum pass grade a student must have :-

• Completed units equivalent to 120 credits at level 4,
• Achieved at least a pass in 105 credits at level 4.

The course will be assessed mainly by individual written reports (assignments).

However other assessment methods are used, such as follows : -

• Presentation’s
• Time based assessments (tests)
• Weekly record of progression ‘diary’ (log book) for unit 4004.

Due to the varying individual nature of Unit 4004 ‘Engineering Project’, any associated physical materials required for this unit will have to be sourced by the student.

Stationary will be required. Such as pens, paper, folder, geometry set & calculator – (recommend Casio FX83 or FX85 model)

HND in Engineering, or Electrical\Electronic Engineering dependent upon completion of specialist units studied.

Or direct entry onto a BEng (hons) in Engineering / Electrical\Electronic Engineering at a University.