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Agricultural Engineering (City & Guild Level 3)
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3AE
Available start dates
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Course Summary
If you're looking to build on your skills and create a real career opportunity within the agricultural machinery industry, this exciting course is definitely for you.
You'll get the chance to spend one day a week on a commercial placement; getting hands-on experience of agricultural engineering and other related working functions while building your contacts. You'll also get to study in our excellent workshops; fully equipped with the latest technology and facilities.
Work Experience
Study programmes include a minimum of compulsory work experience hours achieved through one day a week or block placements. The amount of hours required is dependent on the study programme.
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Course Details
You can look forward to a varied programme of modules that also includes a work placement.
- Diesel fuel injection systems
- Hydraulic and electrical systems and components
- Understanding and servicing harvesting machinery
- Welding
- Calculations for land-based service engineering
- Undertake land-based workshop processes
- Repair land-based compression-ignition (diesel) engines
- Repair land-based spark-ignition (petrol) engines
- Repair land-based vehicle systems
- Repair land-based electric systems
- Test land-based electronic systems
- Repair land-based hydraulic systems
How will it be delivered and assessed?
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Entry requirements
- You'll need to have achieved 4 or more GCSEs between grade 9-4 (previous grade structure A*-C) including English, Maths and Science
- Successful completion of a related Level 2 course
- Mature students without the above requirements will be considered.
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