Level 3 BTEC Engineering

LEVEL 3 BTEC ENGINEERING

EXTENDED DIPLOMA – Equivalent to 3 A Levels

DIPLOMA -Equivalent To 2 A Levels

Awarding Body: Pearson

QAN: 601/7580/1

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OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE

The BTEC Level 3 in Engineering has been designed to give new entrants to the engineering sector the underpinning knowledge and specific skills needed to meet the needs of modern mechanical engineering industries. This qualification is designed both for those students who wish to enter employment, apprenticeships or those who plan to progress into Higher Education, for example to BTEC Higher Nationals and undergraduate engineering degree qualifications.

The course has the option of studying Diploma that is equivalent to 2 A levels and this gives the student the option of studying another A level, AAQ or BTEC alongside or doing the Extended Diploma which gives the student the full experience of the course.

CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT

Students completing the Diploma (2 A-Level equivalent) will complete 10 units. Those on the full Extended Diploma (3 A-Level equivalent) will complete all 15 units. *Units 1-5 are compulsory for the Diploma. *** Units 1-7 are compulsory for the Extended Diploma.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Grade 5 in GCSE Maths and English, however a Grade 6 in Maths is preferable.