BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering

The Level 3 Diplomas are academic based Engineering courses designed to give you the necessary knowledge, understanding and abilities that you need for a career in advanced level engineering. The cutting edge programme is exciting and rewarding with a strong vocational focus. It offers students a superb alternative to studying traditional A-levels with progression to University level study in a wide variety of engineering fields. The Extended Diploma is offerd as a further year of study. Five Reasons to Study this Course at Chichester 1. Chichester College has been graded as outstanding by Ofsted 2. We have been number one in West Sussex for three years 3. We provide a wide range of specialist workshops and facilities 4. Staff are trained to a high level with on-going professional development 5. Student support is a high priority at Chichester College What will I Study? The 90-credit Diploma and Extended Diploma consist of a number of core and specialist units. The combination of units studied may vary but include: Core Units: Health & Safety Communications for Engineers Project (double unit) Mathematics for Engineers Mechanical Principals Electronic & Electrical Principals Specialist Units: Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Design Materials Programmable Logic Controllers Microprocessor Systems Electronic Circuit Design & Manufacture Telecommunications Commercial Aspects of Engineering Electro, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Applications How will I be Taught? Taught sessions consist of a range of student centred theoretical and practical activities contextualised to the engineering environment and with a strong emphasis on independent discovery learning and team building. How will I be Assessed? The programme is internally assessed through a series of assignments. Assignment methods vary but include worked answers to questions, written reports, practical assessments, logbooks, video, project work and presentations. What our students say? "There's no long, boring lectures; we're always busy investigating, tweaking, building and figuring things out for ourselves" "I've loved every minute from building pneumatic systems to making and programming microprocessor circuits to designing cool products in 3D. It’s awesome”