COURSE LOCATION KEY: D = Daventry N = Northampton (Booth Lane) LM = Northampton (Lower Mounts)
Foundation Learning – Electrical Installation N
How long? One year
What do I need? Four GCSEs at Grade E or above.
What will I study?
This Level 1 course is particularly suitable if you’re leaving school and want a more practical engineering course before entering employment or going on to further training. You’ll spend a great deal of time in the College’s well-equipped workshops and classrooms, and will gain an excellent foundation in electrical installations. You will also study for an award in Personal and Social Development to provide you with a further qualification that demonstrates how you have developed your personal and social skills for working, learning and living.
The course consists of a number of compulsory and important elements:
• NVQ Level 1 Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations • Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development • Level 1 Certificate in Engineering • Functional Skills – Mathematics, English and IT at an appropriate level.
To achieve the NVQ Level 1 Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations, you’ll to complete the following units;
• Carry out engineering activities efficiently and effectively • Working safely in an engineering environment • Using and communicating technical information • Wiring electrical equipment and circuits • Assembling electronic circuits • Assembling electrical wiring support systems.
Other additional units may be available subject to demand. This will give you the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to understand the principles of electrical installations through carrying out practice work in our new, fully-equipped workshops.
How will I be assessed?
You’ll be continually assessed on your practical skills and theoretical knowledge throughout your course. You’ll also need to compile a portfolio of evidence demonstrating your practical competence. For your Personal and Social Development, you will complete a portfolio of evidence based on real-life scenarios. To achieve the Level 1 Certificate in Engineering, you will have to pass an online, multiple-choice exam and two practical assessments.
What can I do next? You may choose to:
• Seek employment opportunities in Electrical Installations • Follow an Apprenticeship in an Engineering subject
• Pursue further full-time study, such as Electrotechnical Certificate Level 2 (subject to full success at Level 1 and acceptable attendance).
Course Code: LFLACDET1A FB11
Foundation Learning – Motorcycle Maintenance N
How long? One year
What do I need? Four GCSEs at Grade E or above.
What will I study?
This course will introduce you to many of the skills necessary for gaining employment in the motorcycle repair and maintenance industry as a motorcycle repair or service trainee. At least a third of the course is spent in the workshop developing your skills to repair and service motorcycles. The course is normally delivered over three days a week.
Subjects covered include;
• Routine motorcycle maintenance • Removing and replacing motorcycle internal engine systems
• Removing and replacing motorcycle electrical units and components
• Removing and replacing motorcycle chassis units and components
• Preparation and inspecting motorcycles using prescribed methods • Diagnosing and rectifying motorcycle engine faults • Diagnosing and rectifying motorcycle chassis system faults
• Diagnosing and rectifying motorcycle transmission and driveline Faults
• Diagnosing and rectifying motorcycle electrical faults. What can I do next?
Students may progress to employment or an Apprenticeship after completing the course or continue to study motor vehicle repair and servicing at Level 2.
Course Code: LFLACDMCM1 FB11
Engineering & Advanced Technology 75
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