Engineering Extended Certificate

This course is equivalent to 1 A Level

This course is ideal for those students who are interested in pursuing a degree in engineering or going on to a higher-level apprenticeship. The Extended Certificate is a one A Level equivalent, so it is taken alongside two other subjects.

The course has 4 units that you will undertake during your 2 years.

• Unit 1: Engineering Principles

• Unit 2: Engineering Applications

• Unit 3: Engineering Design

• Unit 4: Engineering Project

Unit 1 covers theoretical engineering and relevant Maths and Physics.

Unit 2 is a mixture of theory and workshop practical activities.

Unit 3 also is a mixture of theory and practical and incorporates the use of various CAD applications to create design.

Unit 4 develops project management and designing solutions for an engineering project.

Unit 1 and unit 2 are assessed via external exams at the end of the first year, while unit 3 and unit 4 are assessed internally by Pearson set assignments during the second year.

At least five GCSEs graded 9-4 including English and 5-5 or above in Double Award Science and 5 or above in Maths. You would ideally have studied the higher-tier content for Maths and Science as there is significant mathematical and physics content.

Students completing this course can progress on to study Engineering at university if they have studied A Level Maths alongside, go on to a higher-level apprenticeship, or go into employment.